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Definition of: copepod
(kō′pə·pod) noun
One of an order (Cope-poda) of small, free-swimming, fresh-water and marine crustaceans.
—adjective
1. Of, pertaining to, or belonging to this order.
2. Oar-footed, as a crustacean. Also co·pep·o·dan (kō·pep′ə·dən). [<NL <Gk. kōpē oar + pous, podos foot]
—co·pep′o·dous adjective
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