Etymology

copepod

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Today it means: Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda; they are widely distributed and ecologically important. Full definition →

taxonomic name Copepoda
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  1. taxonomic name · learned borrowing fromCopepoda
  2. taxonomic name · learned borrowing fromCopepoda
  3. English todaycopepod

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Copepoda.

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