Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A crustacean of the family Bopyridæ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any member of the Bopyridae.
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Examples
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Most crustaceans are carnivores or scavengers, though herbivores and detritivores are also common, and some crustacean groups (e.g., the bopyrid idopods) are parasites hardly recognizable as crustaceans.
Crustacea 2008
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Most crustaceans are carnivores or scavengers, though herbivores and detritivores are also common, and some crustacean groups (e.g., the bopyrid idopods) are parasites hardly recognizable as crustaceans.
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