| glochid | A barbed hair or bristle. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| glochidiate | <botany> Having barbs; as, glochidiate bristles. Origin: Gr. Point of an arrow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| glochidium | Origin: NL, fr. Gr. The point of an arrow. <zoology> The larva or young of the mussel, formerly thought to be a parasite upon the parent's gills. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |