copepod
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of copepod
1830–40; < New Latin Copepoda name of the order < Greek kṓpē a handle, oar + -poda -poda
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Example Sentences
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Take the copepod, a type of zooplankton that is a distant relative of crabs and lobsters.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025
Through genetic studies and lab and field experiments, scientists recently established that such a clock does guide the daily cycles of some migrators, including the copepod Calanus finmarchicus and the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 6, 2021
The big question is what impact the copepod shortage will have on fish trying to survive their first winter, Duffy-Anderson says.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 31, 2019
Researchers at the universities and Reed all have been studying copepod culture for some time, “so we’re not having to start from scratch,” Blaylock said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2017
In the killer whale may be found a seal, in the seal a fish, in the fish a smaller fish, in the smaller fish a copepod, and in the copepod a diatom.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott
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