copepod Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish
copepod crustacean.
WordNet
Cop"e*pod adjective
Definitions
(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Copepoda. --n. One of the Copepoda.
