glochidium

- See Also:
- - globe
  - globefish
  - globeflower
  - globetrotter
  - globigerina
  - globular
  - globular cluster
  - globule
  - globulin
  - glocalization
  - glochidium
  - glockenspiel
  - glom
  - glomerulonephritis
  - glomerulus
  - gloom
  - gloomy
  - gloop
  - glop
  - Gloria
  - glorify
- Settings:
- - Click on word:
    gets translation
    does nothing
- - Recent searches:
    - Save history
    - View All
- Links:
- WR Random Word:
- Try out WordReference Random Word! Each page load will return a random word from the dictionary. Or test your knowledge and have each page load with the definition hidden!

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
glochidium /gləʊˈkɪdɪəm/

▶noun (pl. glochidia) Zoology a parasitic larva of certain freshwater bivalve molluscs, which attaches itself by hooks and suckers to the fins or gills of fish.

– origin C19: mod. L., based on Gk glōkhis ‘arrowhead’.

'glochidium' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "glochidium" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "glochidium".

Ask in the forums yourself.Visit the English Only Forum.

Look up "glochidium" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "glochidium" at dictionary.com

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Report an inappropriate ad.

Online Language Dictionaries

glochidium