Definitions

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  • proper noun An order of crustaceans including the opossum shrimp.

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  • noun opossum shrimp

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Examples

  • However, they are not true shrimp (order Decapoda), but belong to the order Mysidacea, a large, almost exclusively marine order.

    Crustacea 2008

  • The opossum shrimp crustaceans of the order Mysidacea actually compete with kokanee salmon for zooplankton, depressing kokanee abundance, and at the same time provide an additional source of food for lake trout.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The opossum shrimp crustaceans of the order Mysidacea actually compete with kokanee salmon for zooplankton, depressing kokanee abundance, and at the same time provide an additional source of food for lake trout.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The opossum shrimp crustaceans of the order Mysidacea actually compete with kokanee salmon for zooplankton, depressing kokanee abundance, and at the same time provide an additional source of food for lake trout.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The opossum shrimp crustaceans of the order Mysidacea actually compete with kokanee salmon for zooplankton, depressing kokanee abundance, and at the same time provide an additional source of food for lake trout.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • However, they are not true shrimp (order Decapoda), but belong to the order Mysidacea, a large, almost exclusively marine order.

    Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth 2010

  • He further informed that the present study extends the researchers knowledge on the Mysidacea much further into the northern coastal waters of the Arabian Sea.

    Daily News & Analysis 2009

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