opossum shrimpn.

Brit.

/əˈpɒsəm ˌʃrɪmp/, U.S.

/(ə)ˈpɑsəm ˌʃrɪmp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: opossum n., shrimp n.

Etymology: < opossum n. + shrimp n., so called on account of the brood-pouch in which the female carries her eggs.

A shrimp-like crustacean of the genus Mysis or the order Mysidacea containing it; = mysid n.

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opossum shrimp1828

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1828 J. V. Thompson Zool. Res. I. ii. 13 The Mysis, or Opossum Shrimp, a Genus instituted by Latreille, appears to have been hitherto noticed by very few Naturalists.

1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 79/1 To the last-named zoologist [sc. J. V. Thompson], more than perhaps to any other, we owe our knowledge of the organization and habits of these opossum shrimps.

1856 P. H. Gosse Tenby xiii. 121 It is in effect a Stomapod; such as the Opossum Shrimp..with the carapace composed of several pieces.

1954 R. E. Coker Streams, Lakes, Ponds xiii. 237 The dainty translucent ‘relict shrimp’ or ‘opossum shrimp’, half an inch or more in length, is found in the cool depths of the Great Lakes and other deep lakes of the northern states and Canada, as well as in lakes of Great Britain, northern Europe, and Siberia.

2002 Trans. Amer. Fisheries Soc. 131 1 One reservoir, Lake Granby, contained a large population of an opossum shrimp, Mysis relicta.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opossum shrimp
释义	opossum shrimpn. Brit. /əˈpɒsəm ˌʃrɪmp/, U.S. /(ə)ˈpɑsəm ˌʃrɪmp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: opossum n., shrimp n. Etymology: < opossum n. + shrimp n., so called on account of the brood-pouch in which the female carries her eggs. A shrimp-like crustacean of the genus Mysis or the order Mysidacea containing it; = mysid n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Schizopoda > family Mysidae or genus Mysis > member of opossum shrimp1828 mysid1876 1828 J. V. Thompson Zool. Res. I. ii. 13 The Mysis, or Opossum Shrimp, a Genus instituted by Latreille, appears to have been hitherto noticed by very few Naturalists. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 79/1 To the last-named zoologist [sc. J. V. Thompson], more than perhaps to any other, we owe our knowledge of the organization and habits of these opossum shrimps. 1856 P. H. Gosse Tenby xiii. 121 It is in effect a Stomapod; such as the Opossum Shrimp..with the carapace composed of several pieces. 1954 R. E. Coker Streams, Lakes, Ponds xiii. 237 The dainty translucent ‘relict shrimp’ or ‘opossum shrimp’, half an inch or more in length, is found in the cool depths of the Great Lakes and other deep lakes of the northern states and Canada, as well as in lakes of Great Britain, northern Europe, and Siberia. 2002 Trans. Amer. Fisheries Soc. 131 1 One reservoir, Lake Granby, contained a large population of an opossum shrimp, Mysis relicta. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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