mysid

[ mahy-sid ]

/ ˈmaɪ sɪd /

noun

any member of the malacostracan order Mysidacea, the opossum shrimps, especially of the genus Mysis.

adjective

of or relating to such shrimps.

Nearby words

myrtle warbler, mysap, myself, mysia, mysian, mysid, mysliveček, mysophilia, mysophobia, mysore, myspace

Origin of mysid

1940–45; < New Latin Mysidae a family of the order, equivalent to Mys(is) the type genus (< Greek mýsis shutting (mý(ein) to shut (the mouth, eyes, or other openings) + -sis -sis)) + -idae -id²