Calanus

noun

Cal·​a·​nus

ˈkalənəs

: a genus (the type of the family Calanidae) of reddish marine copepods widely distributed in northern seas where they are a major food for herring, mackerel, and the bowhead

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Calanus (Kalanos) †about 325 b.c. Indian Brahman

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