κωπήποδο
Calanus finmarchicus
#nm_0593📍 Greece
- Language
- Greek
- Transliteration
- Kopipodo
- IPA
- /kopiˈpoðo/
Compound: κώπη + πόδι κώπη kṓpē: oar, πόδι pódi: foot ↳ Modern Greek scientific coinage from the Ancient Greek roots κώπη (oar) and πούς/ποδ- (foot), for the oar-like swimming legs
Copepod about 3 mm long, the dominant zooplankton species of the North Atlantic and a key forage species for fish, seabirds and whales.