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euphausiid [yo͞o΄fə yo͞o′sid΄yo͞o΄fə yo͞o′sē id΄]n.〚< ModL Euphausia, name of the genus < Gr eu- (see EU-) + ? pha(inein), to show (see -PHANE) + ousia, substance (see HOMOIOUSIAN) + -ID〛
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euphausiid — [yo͞o΄fə yo͞o′sid΄yo͞o΄fə yo͞o′sē id΄] n. [< ModL Euphausia, name of the genus < Gr eu (see EU ) + ? pha(inein), to show (see PHANE) + ousia, substance (see HOMOIOUSIAN) + ID] KRILL: also euphausid [yo͞o΄fə yo͞o′sid΄] … English World dictionary
euphausiid — noun Etymology: New Latin Euphausia, genus of crustaceans Date: 1885 any of an order (Euphausiacea) of small usually luminescent malacostracan crustaceans that resemble shrimps and in some areas form an important element in marine plankton •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
euphausiid — noun Any member of the taxonomic order Euphausiacea of krill … Wiktionary
euphausiid — eu·phau·si·id … English syllables
euphausiid — adjective or noun see euphausiacea … Useful english dictionary
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