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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLOCHIDIUM

From New Latin, from Greek glōkhis projecting point.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GLOCHIDIUM

glochidium  [ɡləʊˈkɪdɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLOCHIDIUM

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Glochidium is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GLOCHIDIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

glochidium

Glochidium

The glochidium is a microscopic larval stage of some freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae, the river mussels and European freshwater pearl mussels. This larva form has hooks, which enable it to attach itself to fish for a period before it detaches and falls to the substrate and takes on the typical form of a juvenile mussel. Since a fish is active and free-swimming, this process helps distribute the mussel species to potential areas of habitat that it could not reach any other way. Before the origin of this larval form was understood, it used to be described as "parasitic worms" on the fish host, although under normal circumstances, glochidia do not harm fish. Overexposure or heavy infections of glochidia may however greatly decrease the host's ability to respire. This is because the tissue which is heavily covered in glochidia will eventually convert to scar tissue and lose functionality. Some mussels in the Unionidae, such as Ptychobranchus fasciolaris and P. greenii, release their glochidia in mucilaginous packets called conglutinates.

Definition of glochidium in the English dictionary

The definition of glochidium in the dictionary is a barbed hair, esp among the spore masses of water ferns and on certain other plants. Other definition of glochidium is a parasitic larva of certain freshwater mussels that attaches itself to the fins or gills of fish by hooks or suckers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLOCHIDIUM


aspidium
æsˈpɪdɪəm
caladium
kəˈleɪdɪəm
clostridium
klɒˈstrɪdɪəm
cryptosporidium
ˌkrɪptəʊspɔːˈrɪdɪəm
cymbidium
sɪmˈbɪdɪəm
idiom
ˈɪdɪəm
iridium
aɪˈrɪdɪəm
oidium
əʊˈɪdɪəm
oncidium
ɒnˈsɪdɪəm
palladium
pəˈleɪdɪəm
peridium
pəˈrɪdɪəm
platiniridium
ˌplætɪnɪˈrɪdɪəm
praesidium
prɪˈsɪdɪəm
presidium
prɪˈsɪdɪəm
pygidium
paɪˈdʒɪdɪəm
radium
ˈreɪdɪəm
rubidium
ruːˈbɪdɪəm
stadium
ˈsteɪdɪəm
stichidium
stɪˈkɪdɪəm
vanadium
vəˈneɪdɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLOCHIDIUM

globuliferous
globulin
globulite
globulous
globus
globus hystericus
globy
glochid
glochidia
glochidiate
Glock
glockenspiel
glogg
gloire
glom
glomerate
glomeration
glomerular
glomerulate
glomerule

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLOCHIDIUM

aecidium
antheridium
basidium
chromidium
coccidium
conidium
cormidium
ctenidium
gonidium
hesperidium
medium
miracidium
nephridium
ommatidium
osmiridium
pycnidium
pycnoconidium
pyxidium
sphaeridium
sporidium
venidium

Synonyms and antonyms of glochidium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «glochidium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLOCHIDIUM

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Translator English - Chinese

glochidium
1,325 millions of speakers

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glochidium
570 millions of speakers

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glochidium
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Translator English - Hindi

glochidium
380 millions of speakers
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glochidium
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Translator English - Russian

glochidium
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Translator English - Portuguese

glochidium
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glochidium
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glochidium
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Glochidium
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Translator English - German

glochidium
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Translator English - Japanese

glochidium
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Translator English - Korean

glochidium
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glochidium
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

glochidium
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிளாக்கிடியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्लोकिडायम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

glochidium
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

glochidium
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Translator English - Polish

glochidium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

glochidium
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

glochidium
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Translator English - Greek

glochidium
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

glochidium
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Translator English - Swedish

glochidium
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

glochidium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glochidium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOCHIDIUM»

The term «glochidium» is used very little and occupies the 186.778 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOCHIDIUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glochidium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLOCHIDIUM»

Discover the use of glochidium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glochidium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Implanation of the Glochidium on the Fish
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Daisy Young, 2012
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Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries
ment it will die within a few days' time. In other words, the glochidium must pass the life of a virtual parasite on the fish while undergoing its metamorphosis into the free- living juvenile stage. In the light of our present knowledge, this is true of all ...
‎1922
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Science Series ...
days after attachment, showing premature liberation of glochidium. 8. Cross- section of glochidium of Lampsilis recla 114 days after attachment, showing the young mussel leaving the fish and the tissue of the cyst degenerating. 9.
University of Missouri, 1911
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Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Fisheries
In other words, the glochidium must pass the life of a virtual parasite on the fish while undergoing its metamorphosis into the free- living juvenile stage. In the light of our present knowledge, this is true of all the freshwater mussels ( Unionidae) ...
United States. Bureau of Fisheries, 1922
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Natural History and Propagation of Fresh-water Mussels
raent it will die within a few days- time. ln other words, the glochidium must pass the life of a virtual parasite on the fish while undergoing its metamorphosis into the free- living juvenile stage. In the light of our present knowledge, this is true of  ...
Robert Ervin Coker, Austin F. Shira, Howard Walton Clark, 1921
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Non-technical Lecture Series
Cell division is most abundant near the level of the constriction caused by the glochidium, and the cells formed in this region of active proliferation push the ones above them up over the surface of the shell. The edges of this growing tissue ...
University of Missouri, 1911
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Bulletin: Science series. Series 1. Mathematical and ...
4 represents a section through a glochidium which has been attached to the gill for three hours. The tissue growing up on either side is meeting above the glochidium. After the complete implantation of the glochidium the cells composing the ...
University of Missouri, 1911
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Annual Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the ...
Glochidium of Quadrula pustulosa implanted upon the gill of Ictalurus punctatus; a natural infection taken August 26. Considerable development is evident from the growth of shell at the edge of the glochidial valves («. g. I.) and two adductor ...
United States. Bureau of Fisheries, 1914
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United States Congressional Serial Set
Along the ventral border of the shell is a flange, formed of cuticle only, and so transparent that it is easily overlooked in a ventral view of the open glochidium ( fig. 15, pl. viii). Viewed laterally (fig. 14, pi. vm), this flange has at a certain focus the ...
‎1912
10
Studies on the Reproduction and Artificial Propagation of ...
Along the ventral border of the shell is a flange, formed of cuticle only, and so transparent that it is easily overlooked in a ventral view of the open glochidium ( fig. 15, pl. vm). Viewed laterally (fig. 14, pl. vm), this flange has at a certain focus the ...
George Lefevre, Winterton Conway Curtis, 1912

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLOCHIDIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glochidium is used in the context of the following news items.
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Another Life: 10m larvae, 2 survivors, then 100 years protecting our …
Whirling downstream on the way to the sea, each glochidium has a matter of hours in which to be breathed into the gills of a swimming salmon ... «Irish Times, Nov 14»
2
Bitterling battle between parasite and host
Its glochidium larva could attach to several fish spp. in order to complete its development (ie. metamorphose). After brooding the female mussel ... «The Earth Times, Feb 12»
3
Exploring the Heritage Corridor: Valley's freshwater mussels tasty …
The larva of the mussel is called glochidium and it is a parasite that hitches a ride on fish or amphibians where it stay until it metamorphoses ... «Norwich Bulletin, May 09»

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