glochid

[ gloh-kid ]
/ ˈgloʊ kɪd /

noun

a short hair, bristle, or spine having a barbed tip.
Also glo·chis [gloh-kis] /ˈgloʊ kɪs/.

Origin of glochid

1880–90; < Greek glōchid-, stem of glōchís arrow point

OTHER WORDS FROM glochid

glo·chid·i·ate [gloh-kid-ee-it, -eyt] /gloʊˈkɪd i ɪt, -ˌeɪt/, adjective