cyprine

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  1. In ichthyology, cyprinoid; carp-like; pertaining to fishes of the genus Cyprinus or family Cyprinidæ.
  2. Of or belonging to the cypress.
  3. A variety of vesuvianite or idocrase, of a blue tint, which is supposed to be due to the presence of copper.

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  1. from Cyprinus.
  2. Short for cypressine, from Late Latin cypressinus, Latin cupressinus, from Greek κυπαρίσσ, σ1ινος, of the cypress, from κυπάρισσ, σ1ος cypress: see cypress.
  3. from Late Latin cyprinus, cuprinus, of copper, from cuprum, copper: see copper.
 

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