Found 2 items, similar to mysis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Mysis Mysis n : type genus of the family Mysidae [syn: genus Mysis]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mysis 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 whitefish. The marine species form part of the food of right whales. [1913 Webster]