Meaning Of The Word Copepod

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What's The Definition Of Copepod?

copepod in American English
any of a class (Copepoda) of small, sometimes parasitic, crustaceans living in either salt or fresh water
noun: any of numerous tiny marine or freshwater crustaceans of the order (or subclass) Copepoda, lacking compound eyes or a carapace and usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax, some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish

copepod in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or belonging to the Copepoda
noun: any minute free-living or parasitic crustacean of the subclass Copepoda of marine and fresh waters: an important constituent of plankton

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