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mysid

my sid |ˈmīsid ˈmaɪsɪd | ▶noun Zoology a crustacean of an order that comprises the opossum shrimps. [Order Mysidacea, class Malacostraca. ] ORIGIN mid 20th cent.: from modern Latin Mysis (genus name ) + -id 3 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

mysid

mysid |ˈmʌɪsɪd | ▶noun Zoology a crustacean of an order that comprises the opossum shrimps. ●Order Mysidacea, class Malacostraca. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Mysis (genus name ) + -id 3 .