'Mysis' definitions:
Definition of 'Mysis'
(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of the family Mysidae [syn: Mysis, genus Mysis]
Definition of 'Mysis'
From: GCIDE
- Mysis \My"sis\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a closing of the lips or eyes.] (Zool.) 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 whitefish. The marine species form part of the food of right whales. [1913 Webster]