GLOCHIDIUM


Meaning of GLOCHIDIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ glō-ˈki-dē-əm ]

noun

( plural glo·chid·ia -dē-ə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek glōchis projecting point + New Latin -idium

Date: 1875

: the larva of a freshwater mussel (family Unionidae) that develops as an external parasite on fish

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