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GLOCHIDIA
GLOCHIDIUM
glochidium, glochid
(noun) a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
glochidia
plural of glochidium
Source: Wiktionary
GLOCHIDIUM
Glo*chid"i*um, n.; pl. Glochidia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The larva or young of the mussel, formerly thought to be a parasite upon the parent's gills.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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