1) Arthropod genus 2) Genus mysis 
• (n.) 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.
My'sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a closing of the lips or eyes.] (Zoology) 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 ...
[n] - type genus of the family Mysidae
genus Mysis noun type genus of the family Mysidae