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:
 mysidPlural:
 mysidsOrigin 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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