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copepod definition

co·pe·pod (kō′pə päd′)

noun

any of a class (Copepoda) of small, sometimes parasitic, crustaceans living in either salt or fresh water

Etymology: < Gr kōpē, oar < kaptein, to gulp down (see have) + -pod

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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