The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.