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Lochidium

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The larva or young of the mussel, formerly thought to be a parasite upon the parent's gills.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lochidium'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lochidium.html. 1828.