Cypris \Cy"pris\ (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. {Cyprides} (s?p"r?-d?z). [L.
Cypris, the Cyprian goddess Venus, Gr. Ky`pris. See
{Cyprian}.] (Zool.)
A genus of small, bivalve, fresh-water Crustacea, belonging
to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus.
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