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单词 Copepoda
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Definition of Copepoda in English:

Copepoda

plural nounˌkəʊpɪˈpəʊdəkōˈpepədə
Zoology
  • A large class of small aquatic crustaceans, many of which occur in plankton and some of which are parasitic on larger aquatic animals.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hemoglobins have been described in a select number of crustacean groups, including the Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, Cirrepedia, and Decapoda.
    • However, cladistic analysis indicates that the Cycloidea possibly belong within the Crustacea as a sister group of the Copepoda.
    • Monstrilloid copepods represent one of the ten orders of Copepoda currently recognized.
    • The Copepoda are an incredibly numerous group of crustaceans.
    • In insects the Orthoptera (especially grasshoppers), and in crustaceans the Decapoda (especially caridean shrimps), Stomatopoda (mantis shrimps) and calanoid Copepoda, are the only groups to far exceed a typically small range.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek kōpē 'handle, oar' + pous, pod- 'foot' (because of its paddle-like feet).

 
 

Definition of Copepoda in US English:

Copepoda

plural nounkōˈpepədə
Zoology
  • A large class of small aquatic crustaceans, many of which occur in plankton and some of which are parasitic on larger aquatic animals.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Copepoda are an incredibly numerous group of crustaceans.
    • In insects the Orthoptera (especially grasshoppers), and in crustaceans the Decapoda (especially caridean shrimps), Stomatopoda (mantis shrimps) and calanoid Copepoda, are the only groups to far exceed a typically small range.
    • Hemoglobins have been described in a select number of crustacean groups, including the Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, Cirrepedia, and Decapoda.
    • However, cladistic analysis indicates that the Cycloidea possibly belong within the Crustacea as a sister group of the Copepoda.
    • Monstrilloid copepods represent one of the ten orders of Copepoda currently recognized.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek kōpē ‘handle, oar’ + pous, pod- ‘foot’ (because of its paddle-like feet).

 
 
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