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Definition of "copepod" [cop•e•pod]

  • Any of numerous minute marine and freshwater crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda, having an elongated body and a forked tail. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "copepod" in a sentence
  • "Its "cigar" is in fact a parasitic crustacean known as a copepod, but no one knows what the blobfish does with its comical nose."
  • "*So that you're not kept in suspense, a copepod is a small marine crustracean (i.e., a little animal lacking the cuteness of a cat) that forms a crucial part of the food web between marine plankton (little plants) and fish."
  • "This image of a tiny crustacean called a copepod is one of the winners of this year's Nikon Small World photography competition."