copepoda Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans
    subclass Copepoda.

WordNet

Co*pep"o*da noun
Etymology
NL., from Gr. an oar + -poda.
Wordforms
plural
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An order of Entomastraca, including many minute Crustacea, both freshwater and marine. ✍ They have a distinct carapace. The eggs are carried in a pair of external pouches. Some are parasites of fishes.

Webster 1913