- genus Mysis
- nountype genus of the family Mysidae• Syn: ↑Mysis• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Mysidae, ↑family Mysidae• Member Meronyms: ↑opossum shrimp
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genus Mysis
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Mysis — noun type genus of the family Mysidae • Syn: ↑genus Mysis • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Mysidae, ↑family Mysidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Mysis — My sis, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a closing of the lips or eyes.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of small schizopod shrimps found both in fresh and salt water; the opossum shrimps. One species inhabits the Great Lakes of North America, and is largely eaten by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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Mysidae — noun small shrimp like crustaceans • Syn: ↑family Mysidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Mysidacea, ↑order Mysidacea • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mysid — /muy sid/, n. 1. any member of the malacostracan order Mysidacea, the opossum shrimps, esp. of the genus Mysis. adj. 2. of or pertaining to such shrimps. [1940 45; < NL Mysidae a family of the order, equiv. to Mys(is) the type genus ( < Gk mýsis… … Universalium
family Mysidae — noun small shrimp like crustaceans • Syn: ↑Mysidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Mysidacea, ↑order Mysidacea • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
