Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Co·pep·o·da Pronunciation:
kO-'pep-&-d& Function:
noun plural : a subclass of Crustacea comprising minute aquaticforms abundant in both fresh and salt waters and including one order (Eucopepoda) whose members are chiefly free-living and important as fish food and another order (Branchiura) whose members areparasitic on the skin and gills of fish —
co·pe·pod /'kO-p&-"päd/ noun or adjective
