copepod
Definition
- Noun:
- A minute marine or freshwater crustacean, typically having six pairs of limbs on the thorax. Many species are abundant components of plankton, while others are parasitic on fish.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- Copepods are a crucial food source for many small fish and whales.
- The scientist studied a parasitic copepod attached to the salmon's gills.
- A single drop of pond water may contain numerous copepods.
Advanced Usage
- "Calanoid copepod": A common order of free-swimming, planktonic copepods.
- Calanoid copepods are often the dominant zooplankton in marine ecosystems.
- "Cyclopoid copepod": An order of copepods common in both freshwater and marine habitats.
- The cyclopoid copepod was observed darting through the water sample.
Variants and Related Words
- Copepodite (n): A juvenile stage in the life cycle of a copepod.
- Copepodology (n): The branch of zoology that deals with the study of copepods.
Synonyms
- Planktonic crustacean (for free-living species)
- Fish louse (colloquial for some parasitic species)
Related Phrases
- "Copepod nauplius": The first larval stage of a copepod.
- The copepod nauplius has a simple, unsegmented body.
Noun
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minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish
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