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mysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
my-sis
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set of growth stages in the larvae of Decapoda after protozoea and prior to the juvenile stage, in which pereiopods are used to move.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek μῡ́ειν (mū́ein, “to close”, used of the lips or eyes).

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Questions

What does mysis mean?
A set of growth stages in the larvae of Decapoda after protozoea and prior to the juvenile stage, in which pereiopods are used to move.
Where does mysis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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