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Meaning of glochidium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The larva or young of the mussel.
  2. A glochid, or cactus spine.

Examples

“Glochidia were once believed to be parasites on the gills of the parents.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

glochidone glochidonol glock Glock switch glockenspiel glockenspielist

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