copepod

A noun referring to a minute marine or freshwater crustacean, typically having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some are abundant in plankton and others are parasitic on fish.

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1. Small aquatic crustacean C2 formal scientific

   A minute marine or freshwater crustacean, typically having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some are abundant in plankton and others are parasitic on fish.

   • Copepods are a key component of the marine food web.
   • The scientist studied the behavior of parasitic copepods on salmon.
   • Plankton samples often contain thousands of tiny copepods.

   🌐مجذافيات الأرجل

• copepods plural form
• copepods' possessive plural form
• copepod's possessive singular form