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glochid

American

[gloh-kid] / ˈgloʊ kɪd /

Also glochis

noun

a short hair, bristle, or spine having a barbed tip.

Other Word Forms

glochidiate

adjective

Etymology

Origin of glochid

1880–90; < Greek glōchid-, stem of glōchís arrow point

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