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copepod, a. and n. Zool.|ˈkəʊpɪpɒd|
[f. Gr. κώπη handle, oar-handle, and hence oar + -ποδ- -footed, f. πούς, ποδ- foot.]
A. adj. Belonging to the order Copepoda of minute entomostracous Crustaceans, having four or five pairs of feet chiefly used for swimming.
B. n. A member of this order: pl. copepods; collectively, as name of the order, (in L. form) copepoda |kəʊˈpɛpədə|.
1836Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 762/1 The copepoda supply no such instances of thoracic extremities..destined for swimming. 1876Beneden Anim. Parasites 45 It attaches itself to a copepod crustacean. 1877Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. vi. 348 The resemblance to an adult Copepod is so striking that it may be termed the Copepod stage. 1885Athenæum 11 Apr. 474/2 The phyllopods and copepods.
Hence coˈpepodan, coˈpepodous adjs., belonging to or characteristic of the Copepoda.
1877Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. vi. 358 The fore part of the head has remained Copepodous. 1888Rolleston & Jackson Anim. L. 536 The three parasitic Copepodan genera. |