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Cyprine

Cȳp'rine, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. cyprinus, Gr. κυπρῖνος, a kind of carp.] 1. Pertaining to a fish of the genus Cyprinus, of which the carp is a species. 2. [From cypress.] Of, or pertaining to, cypress.

Cy'prine, n.

noun

(Min.) A variety of idocrase having a blue tint, supposed to be due to the presence of copper. Dana.