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glochidia

glochidia is the plural of glochidium.

Meaning of glochidium

Noun

glochidium (plural glochidia)

  1. The larva or young of the mussel.
    • Glochidia were once believed to be parasites on the gills of the parents.
  2. A glochid, or cactus spine.

Questions about glochidia

What is glochidia the plural of?
Glochidia is the plural of glochidium.

Words near glochidia in the dictionary

  1. glocally
  2. Glocester
  3. Glocestershire
  4. glochid
  5. glochideous
  6. glochidia
  7. glochidial
  8. glochidian
  9. glochidiate
  10. glochidium
  11. glochidone

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