Copepoda

Translingual

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• English: (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkəʊ.pəˈpəʊ.də/
• English: (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkoʊ.pəˈpoʊ.də/

Proper noun

Copepoda

1. Copepods, a group of common aquatic crustacea
   1. (archaic) A taxonomic subclass within the class Maxillopoda.
   2. 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
• (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
• (class in Arthropoda): Neocopepoda, Progymnoplea – infraclasses

Coordinate terms

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

Descendants

• → English: copepod (learned)
• → Greek: κωπήποδα (kopípoda) (learned)

References

• Copepoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Copepoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Copepoda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Copepoda at World Register of Marine Species