- Cyprides
- 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}.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small, bivalve, fresh-water Crustacea, belonging to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.