Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COPEPODA
Co *pep "o *da, n.; pl. Etym: [NL. , from Gr. -poda. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of Entomastraca, including many minute Crustacea, both freshwater and marine.
Note: They have a distinct carapace. The eggs are carried in a pair of external pouches. Some are parasites of fishes.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Copepoda
Co pep o da |kōˈpepədə koʊˈpɛpədə |Zoology a large class of small aquatic crustaceans, many of which occur in plankton and some of which are parasitic on larger aquatic animals. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek kōpē ‘handle, oar ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot ’ (because of its paddlelike feet ).
Oxford Dictionary
Copepoda
Copepoda |ˌkəʊpɪˈpəʊdə | ▶plural noun Zoology a large class of small aquatic crustaceans, many of which occur in plankton and some of which are parasitic on larger aquatic animals. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek kōpē ‘handle, oar ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot ’ (because of its paddle-like feet ).
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