Mysid Definition

mīsĭd
noun
Any of an order (Mysidacea) of small, shrimplike, malacostracan crustaceans with a carapace over most of the thorax.
Webster's New World
(zoology) Any member of the Mysidae.
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Other Word Forms of Mysid

Noun

Singular:
mysid
Plural:
mysids

Origin of Mysid

  • From New Latin Mysis Mysid- type genus from Greek musis a closing from mūein to close the lips or eyes

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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