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.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a un pequeño crustáceo marino o de agua dulce, generalmente con seis pares de apéndices en el tórax; muchas especies son abundantes en el plancton, mientras que otras son parásitas de peces.

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.

   🇪🇸Copépodo

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