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| co·pe·pod [ kṓpə pòd ] (plural co·pe·pods or co·pe·pod) |
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tiny water organism: a tiny crustacean that lives among plankton and is an important food source for many fish. Native to: oceans, lakes. Subclass Copepoda.
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin Copepoda< Greek kōpē "oar" + -pod "foot"; from its paddle-shaped feet] |
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