3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Glochidium \Glo*chid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Glochidia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the point of an arrow.] (Zool.) The larva or young of the mussel, formerly thought to be a parasite upon the parent's gills. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: glochidium n : a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) [syn: {glochid}] [also: {glochidia} (pl), {glochidcia} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: glochidia See {glochidium}
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