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Meaning of "copepod" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COPEPOD

From New Latin Copepoda, from Greek kōpē oar + pous foot.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COPEPOD

copepod  [ˈkəʊpɪˌpɒd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COPEPOD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Copepod can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES COPEPOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

copepod

Copepod

Copepods are a group of small crustaceans found in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat. Some species are planktonic, some are benthic, and some continental species may live in limno-terrestrial 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 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 bioindicators.

Definition of copepod in the English dictionary

The definition of copepod in the dictionary is any minute free-living or parasitic crustacean of the subclass Copepoda of marine and fresh waters: an important constituent of plankton. Other definition of copepod is of, relating to, or belonging to the Copepoda.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COPEPOD


amphipod
ˈæmfɪˌpɒd
arthropod
ˈɑːθrəˌpɒd
brachiopod
ˈbreɪkɪəˌpɒd
cephalopod
ˈsɛfələˌpɒd
dasypod
ˈdæsɪˌpɒd
decapod
ˈdɛkəˌpɒd
gastropod
ˈɡæstrəˌpɒd
hemipod
ˈhɛmɪˌpɒd
hexapod
ˈhɛksəˌpɒd
iPod
ˈaɪˌpɒd
isopod
ˈaɪsəʊˌpɒd
myriapod
ˈmɪrɪəˌpɒd
octopod
ˈɒktəˌpɒd
pelecypod
pɪˈlɛsɪˌpɒd
polypod
ˈpɒlɪˌpɒd
pseudopod
ˈsjuːdəʊˌpɒd
sauropod
ˈsɔːrəˌpɒd
schizopod
ˈskɪtsəʊˌpɒd
tetrapod
ˈtɛtrəˌpɒd
unipod
ˈjuːnɪˌpɒd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COPEPOD

copay
copayment
COPD
cope
copeck
copemate
copen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen blue
Copenhagen interpretation
coper
Copernican
Copernican system
copernicium
Copernicus
copesetic
copesettic
copestone
copied
copier

WORDS THAT END LIKE COPEPOD

anglepod
apod
bipod
chenopod
macropod
monkeypod
ornithopod
orthopod
peapod
pod
pteropod
seed pod
spod
steganopod
stomatopod
theropod
tripod
tylopod
uropod
vanilla pod

Synonyms and antonyms of copepod in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «copepod» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COPEPOD

Find out the translation of copepod to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of copepod from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «copepod» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

桡足类
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

copépodo
570 millions of speakers

English

copepod
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

copepod
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكوبيبودا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

копепода
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

copepod
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

copepod
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

copépode
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Copepod
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Copepoden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カイアシ類
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

요각류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Copepod
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

copepod
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

copepod
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉम्पोड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kopepod
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

copepod
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

widłonoga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

копеподи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

copepod
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

copepod
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

copepod
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hoppkräftan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

raudåte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of copepod

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COPEPOD»

The term «copepod» is regularly used and occupies the 70.891 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COPEPOD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «copepod» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «copepod» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about copepod

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COPEPOD»

Discover the use of copepod in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to copepod and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Taxonomy and Distribution of the Calanoid Copepod Family ...
In this revision of the calanoid copepod family Heterorhabdidae, seven genera and 59 species are recognized, with 25 species described as new.
Taisoo Park, 2001
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Copepods in Aquaculture
Originating out of a workshop held on copepods by the Oceanic Institute in Hawaii, this proceedings includes review articles and papers presented by leading international experts in copepod biology and aquaculture.
Cheng-Sheng Lee, Patricia J. O'Bryen, Nancy H. Marcus, 2008
3
Copepod Parasites of Fresh-Water Fishes and Their Economic ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Branch Wilson, 2011
4
Evolutionary Genetics of Hybrid Breakdown in the Marine ...
An introduction to copepod diversity. The Ray Society, publishers. London, United Kingdom. Breeuwer, A.J. and J. H. Werren. 1995. Hybrid breakdown between two haplodiploid species: the role of nuclear and cytoplasmic genes. Evolution ...
Christopher Kim Ellison, 2008
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The Biology of Calanoid Copepods: The Biology of Calanoid ...
They are determined in the laboratory and environment by estimating the amount of food filtered from the water in unit time but the results are expressed in a variety of units referring to the food organisms in the water filtered: Cells copepod' 1 h“ ...
‎1998
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Copepoda: Developments in Ecology, Biology and Systematics: ...
From the 80+ published studies of copepod stage-specific developmental times. no species follows the isochronal rule strictly: Acartia spp. come closest with isochronal development from third nauplius (N3) to fourth copepodite (C4). The only ...
Rubens M. Lopes, Janet Warner Reid, Carlos Eduardo Falavigna da Rocha, 2001
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Taxonomy and the Distribution and the Marine Calanoid ...
A comprehensive treatment of the taxonomy and geographical distribution of the Euchaetidae, a typically carnivorous marine Calanoid family with a worldwide distribution in the whole depth range.
Taisoo Park, 1995
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AQUIRE: Aquatic Information Retrieval Toxicity Data Base : ...
1134 Epischura lacustris Cal anoi d Copepod CR COPE 10 384 Eucyclops sp Cyclopoid Copepod CR COPE 1U 562 Eudiaptomus gracilis Cal anoi d Copepod CR COPE 47 1512 Eudiaptomus graciloides Cal anoi d Copepod CR COPE 148  ...
Rosemarie C. Russo, Anne Pilli, Environmental Research Laboratory (Duluth, Minn.), 1985
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Rates of Biomass Production, Growth, and Development of ...
This thesis presents the development and field validation of a novel method of estimating rates of juvenile copepod production, development, and growth that may be used to further characterize how variation of these rates is regulated in ...
Akash Rene Sastri, 2007
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Handbook of Scaling Methods in Aquatic Ecology: Measurement, ...
where ∆ρ is the copepod's excess density relative to seawater, Ωcopepod is the body volume of the copepod, and g is the acceleration due to gravity. F is the drag force exerted by the flow field on the copepod's main body and calculated as ...
Laurent Seuront, Peter G. Strutton, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COPEPOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term copepod is used in the context of the following news items.
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Incredible Plymouth video shows oceans' smallest creatures eating …
"Exposure of the copepod Centropages typicus to natural assemblages of algae with and without microplastics showed that microplastics ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
2
Hibernating crustaceans sink masses of carbon in oceans
... fills up with fat before. Sigrún Jónasdóttir. The copepod Calanus finmarchicus fills up with fat before hibernating in the deep North Atlantic. «Science /AAAS, Jun 15»
3
Rollmop, rollmop, for tales of herring-do
Over 6m tons of this is a tiny crustacean, the copepod. Like other planktonic animals, they endlessly shift, up and down, seeking plant-plankton ... «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»
4
Invasive Impact: What's the Status of Invasive Species in Alaska?
The Asian copepod in Puget Sound is a “sit and wait” predator that does not move in the water column, so it may not be as visible to fish as a ... «Alaska Native News, Jun 15»
5
Opinion: Congratulations to health workers eradicating Guinea worm
It is contracted when people ingest drinking water from stagnant sources containing copepod/water flea that harbor the infective Guinea worm ... «Radio Tamazuj, Jun 15»
6
The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
SpongeBob is content as can be to fry cook for Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown) and occasionally stave off the machination of the copepod Plankton ... «EDGE Boston, Jun 15»
7
Tiny mysteries of the ocean reveal themselves to scientists
1 of 3 A Sapphirina copepod that was collected in the Mediterranean Sea by scientists during the research schooner Tara's four-year ... «The Seattle Times, May 15»
8
First Industrial Copepod Fish Feed Production Plant Built in Norway
“We are greatly looking forward to making the jump from small-scale production to the industrialisation of copepod cultivation,” commented Mr ... «TheFishSite.com, May 15»
9
BBC launches Sharks documentary series tonight!
An odd affliction for most Greenland sharks is a bizarre copepod that attaches to their corneas and overtime damages their eyesight. «ARKive, May 15»
10
11 things you didn't know about sharks
It does have one companion in the icy depths – the parasitic copepod Ommatokoita elongate, which has a horrible tendency to attach itself to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»

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