'Copepoda' definitions:
Definition of 'Copepoda'
From: WordNet
noun
Minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans [syn: Copepoda, subclass Copepoda]
Definition of 'Copepoda'
From: GCIDE
- Copepoda \Co*pep"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? an oar + -poda.] (Zool.) An order of Entomostraca, including many minute Crustacea, both fresh-water and marine. [1913 Webster]
- Note: They have a distinct carapace. The eggs are carried in a pair of external pouches. Some are parasites of fishes. [1913 Webster]