cyclopoid

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adjective

cy·​clo·​poid

ˈsīkləˌpȯid,

sīˈklōˌ-

: resembling a water flea compare cyclops sense 3

cyclopoid

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noun

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plural -s

: a free-swimming larva of many parasitic copepods that resembles a water flea

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin Cyclop-, Cyclops genus of copepods + English -oid

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