Diaptomus

noun
Di·​ap·​to·​mus | \ dī-ˈap-tə-məs How to pronounce Diaptomus (audio) \

Medical Definition of Diaptomus

: a genus (the type of the family Diaptomidae) of widely distributed freshwater copepods including some which serve as intermediate hosts for the fish tapeworm of humans

Other Words from Diaptomus

diaptomid \ -​məd How to pronounce diaptomid (audio) \ noun