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mysid

mysid

1 9.9
A small shrimp-like animal that lives in the sea or fresh water
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪsɪd/
  • Specialized
: mísido
  • Larvae are fed twice daily with frozen mysid shrimp, Neomysis sp., and a supplement of Artemia nauplii three times per week.
  • mysid shrimp

Examples

  • During the research, scientists observed that young salmon heavily rely on mysid shrimp for nutrition in their early stages.

  • Postlarvae are fed twice daily with 2-6 pieces of mussel in the morning and 6-9 mysid shrimp in the afternoon.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Copepods were predominant in six of the stomach samples, euphausiids in three, mysids in one, and one contained almost equal parts of all three organisms.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Epibenthic organisms, mostly mysids and gammarid amphipods, were also common in stomach contents, with only a small sampling of benthic species (Lowry, 1993).

    Academic text (1995)

  • In the clear waters of the lake, many fish thrive by feeding on mysid shrimp, which are small crustaceans.

  • The aquarium added mysid shrimp to the diet of their marine species to ensure they receive adequate protein.

Surface Forms

mysid singular
mysids plural

Morphology

mysid = Mysidae (opaque) = mys + id

The form uses a specialist taxonomic combining form 'mys' and the scientific suffix '-id', which is not interpretable by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Mysid comes from the scientific name Mysis, which comes from an old Greek word meaning 'shrimp', so a mysid is a small, shrimp-like crustacean found in fresh or sea water.