glochidium
/gləʊˈkɪdɪəm/noun
(pl. glochidia /-dɪə/)
- Zoology a parasitic larva of certain freshwater bivalve molluscs, which attaches itself by hooks and suckers to the fins or gills of fish【动】钩介幼体, 河蚌幼体。
词源
late 19th cent.: modern Latin, based on Greek glōkhis 'arrowhead'.