noun
- small shrimp-like marine crustaceans that are transparent and swim in large swarms
Usage: zoology
Examples
- The mysids formed dense clouds in the shallow coastal waters.
- Marine biologists collected mysids to study their feeding behavior.
- Fish rely heavily on mysids as a food source.
- The aquarium’s mysids glowed under the special lighting.
- Mysids are important members of the marine food chain.
- The researcher identified several species of mysids in the sample.