any of an order (Mysidacea) of small, shrimplike, malacostracan crustaceans with a carapace over most of the thorax
Word origin
< ModL Mysidacea
mysid in American English
(ˈmaisɪd)
noun
1.
any member of the malacostracan order Mysidacea, the opossum shrimps, esp. of the genus Mysis
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to such shrimps
Word origin
[1940–45; ‹ NL Mysidae a family of the order, equiv. to Mys(is) the type genus (‹ Gk mýsis shutting (mý(ein) to shut (the mouth, eyes, or other openings) + -sis-sis)) + -idae-id2]
Examples of 'mysid' in a sentence
mysid
Mysid biomass was significant only in the innermost coastal area in spring and autumn.
María E. Sabatini, Gustavo L. Alvarez Colombo 2001, 'Seasonal pattern of zooplankton biomass in the Argentinian shelf off Southern Patagonia(45º - 55º S)', Scientia Marinahttp://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/633. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)