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| Matching Terms: | | copepod, copepod crustacean
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans |
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| | Synonyms: | | subclass Copepoda |
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| | See Also: | | Branchiura, class, class Crustacea, copepod, copepod crustacean, Crustacea, genus Cyclops, order Branchiura |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Co*pep"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? an oar + -poda.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of Entomostraca, including many minute Crustacea,
both fresh-water and marine.
Note: They have a distinct carapace. The eggs are carried in
a pair of external pouches. Some are parasites of
fishes.
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