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Colpoda
[
kol-
poh
-d
uh
]
col·po·da
/
kɒlˈpoʊ
də
/
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[
kol-
poh
-d
uh
]
Show IPA
noun
any ciliated protozoan of the genus
Colpoda,
common in fresh water.
Origin:
1790;
<
Neo-Latin,
equivalent to
Greek
kolpṓd
(
ēs
) embosomed, embayed (
kólp
(
os
) bosom +
-ōdēs
-ode
1
) +
Latin
-a
-a
2
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