CYCLOPOID

I. ˈsīkləˌpȯid, sīˈklōˌ- adjective

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

: resembling a water flea — compare cyclops 3

II. noun

( -s )

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