‖Cy″pris (s?″pr?s), n.; pl.Cyprides (s�p″r�–d�z). [L. Cypris, the Cyprian goddess Venus, Gr. Κύπρισ. See Cyprian.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small, bivalve, fresh-water Crustacea, belonging to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.