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copepodite

copepodite noun: any of the five stages (of twelve total) in the life-cycle of a copepod prior to the sexually mature adult.

Noun

copepodite (plural copepodites)

  1. Any of the five stages (of twelve total) in the life-cycle of a copepod prior to the sexually mature adult

Forms of copepodite

pluralcopepodites

Origin of copepodite

From copepod + -ite.

Questions about copepodite

What does copepodite mean?
Copepodite means any of the five stages (of twelve total) in the life-cycle of a copepod prior to the sexually mature adult.
What part of speech is copepodite?
Copepodite is a noun.
What is the plural of copepodite?
The plural of copepodite is copepodites.

Words near copepodite in the dictionary

  1. copenning
  2. copens
  3. copepod
  4. copepodid
  5. copepodids
  6. copepodite
  7. copepodites
  8. copepodological
  9. copepodologist
  10. copepodologists
  11. copepodology

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