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Definition of Glochidium
1. Noun. A barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti).
Definition of Glochidium
1. n. The larva or young of the mussel, formerly thought to be a parasite upon the parent's gills.
Definition of Glochidium
1. Noun. (zoology) The larva or young of the mussel. ¹
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Definition of Glochidium
1. [n -DIA]
Medical Definition of Glochidium
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Origin: NL, fr. Gr. The point of an arrow.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glochidium
Literary usage of Glochidium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... they may develop within the gill-plates of the mother, though without presenting
such a specialized larva as the glochidium. An example of the former is ..."
2. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1895)
"The mother Anodonta does not always retain the glochidium until fish are in her
... Gentle stirring of the water caused them to emit glochidium in large ..."
3. The Natural History of Some Common Animals by Oswald Hawkins Latter (1904)
"When once the glochidium has laid hold it never relaxes its grip. If a hard part,
such as a spine of a stickleback, has been seized the ..."
4. A Course on Practical Elementary Biology by John Bidgood (1893)
"The glochidium is triangular. It has two valves, each provided with teeth ...
It is not until autumn that the glochidium quits the parent and swims freely ..."
5. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"The glochidium has a shell (sh) consisting of two valves which are hooked in ...
The glochidium probably chemically stimulates the skin of the fish to grow ..."
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