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copepod

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But I did see one copepod with a bright red eye, and several very cool varieties of rotifers, and some fascinating nematodes.

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Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda; they are widely distributed and ecologically important.

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noun

Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda; they are widely distributed and ecologically important.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for copepod.

noun

Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda; they are widely distributed and ecologically important.

Example sentences

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But I did see one copepod with a bright red eye, and several very cool varieties of rotifers, and some fascinating nematodes.

2

So, no copepod protein, but maybe cleaner water?

3

If you are a little zooplankton predator like a copepod, there would be little L2 stage roundworm larvae of various species whipping about (after having hatched from eggs that came out of a larger predator's gut) trying to attract attention and get eaten so they could continue the lifecycle (often, they'd need to get eaten by at least one larger predator to mature).

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Copepod females do not need to mate to reproduce.

Proper noun examples

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Copepod females do not need to mate to reproduce.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use copepod in a sentence?

But I did see one copepod with a bright red eye, and several very cool varieties of rotifers, and some fascinating nematodes.

What does copepod mean?

Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda; they are widely distributed and ecologically important.

What part of speech is copepod?

copepod is commonly used as noun.