||My"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a closing of the lips or eyes.]
||(Zoöl.) A genus of small schizopod shrimps found both in fresh and
||salt water; the opossum shrimps. One species inhabits the Great Lakes
||of North America, and is largely eaten by the whitefish. The marine
||species form part of the food of right whales.
Mys"ta*cal (?), a. [Gr. my`stax mustache.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to
the upper lip, or mustache.
{ Mys`ta*gog"ic (?), Mys`ta*gog"ic*al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to
interpretation of mysteries or to mystagogue; of the nature of
mystagogy.
Mys"ta*gogue (?), n. [L. mystagogus, Gr. &?;; &?; one initiated in
mysteries + &?; leading, n., a leader, fr. &?; to lead: cf. F.
mystagogue. See 1st Mystery.] 1. One who interprets mysteries,
especially of a religious kind.