Definition
The microscopic larval stage of a freshwater mussel, characterized by a shell with barbed hooks used to attach to fish.
Etymology
From Greek glochis ('barbed point') + Latin diminutive -idium ('small'). The compound emphasizes both the small size and barbed nature.
Kelly Says
A glochidium is so tiny (0.2-0.4mm) that you need a microscope to see it, yet it's armored with specialized hooks that can penetrate fish gill tissue—nature's engineering at a microscopic scale.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ግሎኪዲየም
glo-kee-dee-yeem
ARالعربية
غُلَخِيْدِيُّوم
ghul-khee-dee-yoom
BNবাংলা
গ্লোকিডিয়াম
glo-kee-dee-am
CACatalà
gloquidi
glo-kee-dee
CSČeština
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-um
DADansk
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-um
DEDeutsch
Glochidium
gloh-kee-dee-um
ELΕλληνικά
γλωχίδιο
glo-kee-dee-oh
ESEspañol
gloquidio
glo-kee-dee-oh
FAفارسی
گلخیدیوم
gol-khee-dee-oom
FISuomi
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-um
FRFrançais
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-om
GUGU
ગ્લોકિડીયમ
glo-kee-dee-um
HAHA
glochidium
glo-kee-dee-um
HEעברית
גלכידיום
gleh-kee-dee-um
HIहिन्दी
ग्लोकिडियम
glo-ki-dee-um
HUMagyar
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-um
IGIG
glochidium
glo-kee-dee-um
ITItaliano
glochidio
glo-kee-dee-oh
JA日本語
glochidium
グローキディウム
KKKK
глохидиум
glo-khi-dee-um
KMKM
ក្លោគីឌីយ៉ូម
klo-kee-dee-yoom
KO한국어
글로키디움
geul-lo-ki-di-um
MRMR
ग्लोकिडियम
glo-kee-dee-um
MSBahasa Melayu
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-um
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလိုခီဒီယမ်
ga-lo-kee-dee-yam
NLNederlands
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-um
NONorsk
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-um
PAPA
ਗਲੋਖਿਡੀયਮ
glo-kee-dee-um
PLPolski
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-um
PTPortuguês
gloquidio
glo-kee-dee-oh
RORomână
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-um
RUРусский
глохидиум
glo-khi-dee-um
SVSvenska
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-um
SWKiswahili
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-um
TAதமிழ்
குளோகிடியம்
koo-lo-kee-dee-yam
TEతెలుగు
గ्लోకిడియం
glo-kee-dee-yam
THไทย
กลอคคิดีอัม
glo-khee-dee-am
TLTL
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-um
TRTürkçe
glochidium
glo-ki-di-um
UKУкраїнська
глохідій
glo-khee-dee-um
URاردو
گلخیدیئم
gul-khee-dee-um
VITiếng Việt
glochidium
glo-ki-dee-um
YOYO
glochidium
glo-kee-dee-um
ZUZU
glochidium
glo-kee-dee-um