mysid

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US/ˈmaɪ.sɪd/

noun

Any crustacean of the order Mysida.

Similar
opossum shrimp
Origintranslingual Mysida →
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Meanings

mysid1

nounmysid (plural mysids)

plural mysids

  1. biologyAny crustacean of the order Mysida.

    Synonyms: opossum shrimp

mysid2

nounmysid (plural mysids)

plural mysids

  1. uncommonbiologyAny crustacean of the family Mysidae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny crustacean of the order Mysida.

Similar
opossum shrimp
Also see
opossum shrimp

Origin

mysid · noun

  1. translingualMysida
  2. translingualMysida
  3. Englishmysid

Borrowed from Translingual Mysida.

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mysid · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-ye-
  3. Ancient Greekμύω (múō)
  4. Ancient Greekμύσῐς (músĭs)
  5. Englishmysid

Borrowed from Translingual Mysidae.

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Cite this entry
APA

mysid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mysid

MLA

“mysid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mysid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mysid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mysid.

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