Copepoda

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Copepoda \Co*pep"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? an oar + -poda.]
     (Zool.)
     An order of Entomostraca, including many minute Crustacea,
     both fresh-water and marine.
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     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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Copepoda
       n : minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans [syn: {subclass
           Copepoda}]