ˌsiprə̇ˈdīnə, -dēnə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin Cyprid- Cypris, a name for Venus + New Latin -ina — more at cypraea
: a genus (the type of the family Cypridinidae) of commonly bioluminescent marine crustaceans (subclass Ostracoda) having three eyes and a deep anterior notch in the shell
• cy·prid·i·noid sə̇ˈprid ə nˌȯid adjective