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.

• 🇫🇷Petit crustacé marin ou d'eau douce, généralement doté de six paires de pattes thoraciques; certains sont très abondants dans le plancton, d'autres sont parasites de poissons.

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.

   🇫🇷Copépode

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