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glochidial

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glo⋅chid⋅i⋅um

  [gloh-kid-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -chid⋅i⋅a  [-kid-ee-uh] .
1. glochid.
2. the larva of a freshwater mussel of the family Unionidae that lives as a temporary parasite in the gills or on other external parts of fishes.
Origin:
1895–1900; < NL < Gk glōch(ís) point of an arrow + -idion dim. suffix

Related forms:
glo⋅chid⋅i⋅al, adjective
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