Definitions for copepoda
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1. Copepoda, subclass Copepodanoun

   minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans

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1. copepoda

   Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthic (living on the ocean floor), a number of species have parasitic phases, and some continental species may live in limnoterrestrial habitats and other wet terrestrial places, such as swamps, under leaf fall in wet forests, bogs, springs, ephemeral ponds, and puddles, damp moss, or water-filled recesses (phytotelmata) of plants such as bromeliads and pitcher plants. Many live underground in marine and freshwater caves, sinkholes, or stream beds. Copepods are sometimes used as biodiversity indicators. As with other crustaceans, copepods have a larval form. For copepods, the egg hatches into a nauplius form, with a head and a tail but no true thorax or abdomen. The larva molts several times until it resembles the adult and then, after more molts, achieves adult development. The nauplius form is so different from the adult form that it was once thought to be a separate species. The metamorphosis had, until 1832, led to copepods being misidentified as zoophytes or insects (albeit aquatic ones), or, for parasitic copepods, 'fish lice'.

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1. copepoda

   Copepoda is a subclass of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat. They are one of the most numerous and diverse groups of aquatic animals, playing a critical role in the food chain by consuming algae and other microscopic organisms and being a food source for larger aquatic animals. Some species are parasitic. Most copepods are free-living and range in size from 0.2 to 10 mm.

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1. Copepoda

   an order of Entomostraca, including many minute Crustacea, both fresh-water and marine

2. Etymology: [NL., from Gr. an oar + -poda.]

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1. Copepoda

   A huge subclass of mostly marine CRUSTACEA, containing over 14,000 species. The 10 orders comprise both planktonic and benthic organisms, and include both free-living and parasitic forms. Planktonic copepods form the principle link between PHYTOPLANKTON and the higher trophic levels of the marine food chains.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of copepoda in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of copepoda in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copepoda
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
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5. ^ Usage in printed sources
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