(ˌ)yüˌfȯzēˈāshēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Euphausia, included genus (perhaps from eu- + Greek pha- — from phainein to show — + ousia substance) + -acea — more at fancy , ousia
: an order of small commonly luminescent malacostracan crustaceans (division Eucarida) related to the Decapoda, resembling shrimps, and in some areas forming an important element of marine plankton
• eu·phau·sid (ˈ)yü|fȯzə̇d adjective or noun
• eu·phau·si·id -zēə̇d adjective or noun