Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

copepod

/ˈkoʊpɪpɒd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: cope-pod
IPA: /ˈkoʊpɪpɒd/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda; they are widely distributed and ecologically important.

Example Sentences

"To eat, the whale takes a wide-open gulp of water and closes its jaws to a slit so that as it pushes its tongue forwards and upwards, water is forced through the baleen while the copepods, krill and other animals it likes to eat remain in its mouth."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Copepoda.

Inflected Forms

copepods (plural)

Derived Forms

copepodid copepodite copepodology

Synonyms

copepod crustacean

Questions

How do you pronounce copepod?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊpɪpɒd/.
What does copepod mean?: Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda; they are widely distributed and ecologically important.
Where does copepod come from?: Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Copepoda.

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