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cypris
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cypris, n. [L. Cypris, the Cyprian goddess Venus, Gr. Ky`pris. See Cyprian.].
A genus of small, bivalve, fresh-water Crustacea, belonging to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus. [1913 Webster]
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