copepod

• Существительное, обозначающее крошечное морское или пресноводное ракообразное, обычно имеющее шесть пар конечностей на груди; некоторые из них многочисленны в планктоне, а другие паразитируют на рыбах.

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.

1. Small aquatic crustaceanC2formalscientific

   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.

   Веслоногий рачок

   • 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.