copepod

(kō′pə päd′)

noun

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

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

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noun

Any of numerous minute marine and freshwater crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda, having an elongated body and a forked tail.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Cōpēpoda, order name

Origin: : Greek kōpē, oar; see kap- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -poda, -pod

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