English noun: copepod | |||
1. | copepod (animal) minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish | ||
Synonyms | copepod crustacean | ||
Broader (hypernym) | crustacean | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brit, britt, cyclops, fish louse, water flea | ||
Part meronym | plankton | ||
Member meronym | Copepoda, subclass Copepoda | ||