Copepoda
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κώπη (kṓpē, “handle”) + -poda.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Copepoda
- Copepods, a group of common aquatic crustacea
- (archaic) A taxonomic subclass within the class Maxillopoda.
- A taxonomic class within the phylum Arthropoda.
Hypernyms
- (subclass in Maxillopoda): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Maxillopoda - class[1]
- (class in Arthropoda): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Multicrustacea – superclass
Hyponyms
- (subclass in Maxillopoda): Calanoida, Cyclopoida, Gelyelloida, Harpacticoida, Misophrioida, Monstrilloida, Mormonilloida, Platycopioida, Poecilostomatoida, Siphonostomatoida - orders[1]
- (class in Arthropoda): Neocopepoda, Progymnoplea – infraclasses
Coordinate terms
- (subclass in Maxillopoda): Branchiura, Mystacocarida, Pentastomida, Tantulocarida, Thecostraca – subclasses[1]
References
Copepoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Copepoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Copepoda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Copepoda at World Register of Marine Species
