Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A crustacean of the family Bopyridæ.

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  • noun zoology Any member of the Bopyridae.

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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.

    Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth 2010

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