Copepoda

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κώπη (kṓpē, “handle”) + -poda.

Pronunciation

• English: (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkoʊpəˈpoʊdə/

Proper noun

Copepoda

1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Maxillopoda – the copepods, a group of common aquatic crustacea.

Hypernyms

• (subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Maxillopoda - class

Hyponyms

• (subclass): Calanoida, Cyclopoida, Gelyelloida, Harpacticoida, Misophrioida, Monstrilloida, Mormonilloida, Platycopioida, Poecilostomatoida, Siphonostomatoida - orders

Coordinate terms

• (subclass in Maxillopoda): Branchiura, Mystacocarida, Pentastomida, Tantulocarida, Thecostraca

References

• Copepoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Copepoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Copepoda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons