copepod

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In this paper the authors report on the use of photochemically 
 active biocides for the treatment of a marine copepod, which is a model of parasitic sea lice.

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  1. noun Any of numerous minute marine and freshwater crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda, having an elongated body and a forked tail.

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  1. From New Latin Cōpēpoda, order name : Greek kōpē, oar; see kap- in Indo-European roots + -poda, -pod.
 

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