单词 | glochidium |
释义 | Word Frequency glochidium(ɡləʊˈkɪdɪəm) nounWord forms: plural -chidia (-ˈkɪdɪə) 1. Also called: glochid (ˈɡləʊkɪd) a barbed hair, esp among the spore masses of water ferns and on certain other plants 2. a parasitic larva of certain freshwater mussels that attaches itself to the fins or gills of fish by hooks or suckers Derived forms glochidiate (gloˈchidiate) adjective Word origin C19: from New Latin, from Greek glōkhis projecting point |
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