copepodite

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noun

Any of the five stages (of twelve total) in the life-cycle of a copepod prior to the sexually mature adult

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Meanings

nouncopepodite (plural copepodites)

plural copepodites

  1. Any of the five stages (of twelve total) in the life-cycle of a copepod prior to the sexually mature adult

Origin

From copepod + -ite.

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APA

copepodite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copepodite

MLA

“copepodite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copepodite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copepodite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copepodite.

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