Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The typical genus of ostracodes, of the family Cyprididæ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A genus of small, bivalve, fresh-water Crustacea, belonging to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus.

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Examples

  • Thus, as Fritz Müller has lately remarked, in the same group of crustaceans, Cypridina is furnished with a heart, whilst in two closely allied genera, namely Cypris and Cytherea, there is no such organ; one species of Cypridina has well-developed branchiæ, whilst another species is destitute of them.

    XIV. Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphology-Embryology-Rudimentary Organs. Classification 1909

  • "This Aphrodite is triumphant to be sure, for all who see her make haste to fly; she should be called Cypris the scatterer."

    The Emperor — Volume 02 Georg Ebers 1867

  • "This Aphrodite is triumphant to be sure, for all who see her make haste to fly; she should be called Cypris the scatterer."

    Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867

  • "This Aphrodite is triumphant to be sure, for all who see her make haste to fly; she should be called Cypris the scatterer."

    The Emperor — Volume 02 Georg Ebers 1867

  • "This Aphrodite is triumphant to be sure, for all who see her make haste to fly; she should be called Cypris the scatterer."

    The Emperor — Volume 02 Georg Ebers 1867

  • "This Aphrodite is triumphant to be sure, for all who see her make haste to fly; she should be called Cypris the scatterer."

    The Emperor — Complete Georg Ebers 1867

  • Also called Cypris (the Cyprian) by the Greeks, the cult of her origin was thought to have been out of the east near Cyprus.

    grat.uito.us 2008

  • Cypris settlement, kentrogon formation and host invasion in the parasitic barnacle Lernaeodiscus porcellanae (Muller) (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Rhizocephala).

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

  • Cypris ultrastructure, metamorphosis and sex in seven families of parasitic barnacles Crustacea: Cirripedia: Rhizocephala.

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

  • Cypris ultrastructure, metamorphosis and sex in seven families of parasitic barnacles Crustacea: Cirripedia: Rhizocephala.

    Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009

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