opossum shrimps

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• crustacean — /kru stay sheuhn/, n. 1. any chiefly aquatic arthropod of the class Crustacea, typically having the body covered with a hard shell or crust, including the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, barnacles, and wood lice. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the… …   Universalium

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• 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

• 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

• schizopod — /skiz euh pod , skit seuh /, n. 1. any crustacean of the former order or division Schizopoda, now divided into the orders Mysidacea, comprising the opossum shrimps, and Euphausiacea, comprising krill. adj. 2. Also, schizopodous /ski zop euh deuhs …   Universalium

• mysid — n. member of the malacostracan order (especially opossum shrimps) …   English contemporary dictionary

• mysids — n. member of the malacostracan order (especially opossum shrimps) …   English contemporary dictionary

• schizopod — /ˈskɪtsoʊpɒd/ (say skitsohpod) noun 1. any of the shrimp like crustacean orders Mysidacea or Euphausiacea, as the opossum shrimps. –adjective Also, schizopodous /skɪtˈsɒpədəs/ (say skit sopuhduhs). 2. belonging or relating to the schizopods. {New …  

• schizopod — ˈskizəˌpäd noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Schizopoda : a crustacean of the order Euphausiacea or Mysidacea * * * /skiz euh pod , skit seuh /, n. 1. any crustacean of the former order or division Schizopoda, now divided into the orders Mysidacea,… …   Useful english dictionary

• malacostracan — /mal euh kos treuh keuhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc. n. 2. a malacostracan crustacean. [1825 35; < NL Malacostrac(a) order of crustacea ( < Gk, neut …   Universalium