copepod
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κώπη (kṓpē, “handle”) + -pod.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoʊpɪpɒd/
Noun
copepod (plural copepods)
- Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda, that are widely distributed and ecologically important.
- 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, 2013 edition, Granta Books, page 270:
- To eat, the whale takes a wide-open gulp of water and closes its jaws to a slit so that as it pushes its tongue forwards and upwards, water is forced through the baleen while the copepods, krill and other animals it likes to eat remain in its mouth.
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Derived terms
- copepodid
- copepodite
Translations
any of very many small crustaceans, of the subclass Copepoda
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Anagrams
- co-opped
Romanian
Etymology
From French copépodes.
Noun
copepod n (plural copepode)
- copepod
Declension
Declension of copepod
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) copepod | copepodul | (niște) copepode | copepodele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) copepod | copepodului | (unor) copepode | copepodelor |
| vocative | copepodule | copepodelor | ||