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