cyprus-bird 
cyprus-bird (si'prus-iierd), . The blackcap, 
or European black-capped warbler. >'///<<" or 
''"'''";'' '"'";'/"""; 
cyprusite (s.'pnis-, ) . [lm. K; < < >'; * 
4p. An iron sulphate occnrrm* in yellow 
incrustations in western ( ypnis. 
Cyprus turpentine. See CSMMfWlMlMM, VB- 
ilcr ' 'liifttt. 
cypsela (sip'sc-lii), . ; ]>1. cypsclw (-le). [NL., 
< Gr. KHijufa/, any hollow vessel, the hollow of 
the ear (cf. ciijilnllii). ])rob. akin to KinrsMov, 
a cup: see CH/J.] In /">'.. an acheue with an 
adliate calyx. MS in the Coiii/iii.iitir. 
Oypseli (sip'se-li), . ]>l. [NL., pi. of L. <//;>- 
.7*-, a swift': see CVpwJw.] A superfamily 
group of pieariau birds, approximately equal to 
the Mtii-riiriiinx of Nit/seh. :ITK| now usually 
consisting of the three I'a niilies l'i//ixi-liiln , 'I'm 
I'liilithr. and CaprimMli/itlit': siinie as <'i/i>xi'l(ii- 
<l<x, ('i//>silij'nrniis, or '('i/iisi-lniiiiii'plui'. 
Oypselidae (sip-sel'i-de), . ;)/. [NL., < O//i- 
sdw* + -id<e.] A family of iissirostral nia- 
crochiran non-passerine birds; the swifts. The 
technical characters arc : a very small, deeply cleft, tin- 
bristled hill, with exposed nostrils; extremely long 
pointed wind's, with graduated primaries ami >hnt sec- 
iindiirivs . siiiiill weak feet, unfitted for proniTssion, fre- 
quently with an abnormal ratio of the phalanges; enor- 
mously developed salivary glands; the sternum entire be- 
himi ; the fureulum I'-shaped ; no cieca; the leg-muscles 
anomalogonatous ; and several narrowly oval, white eggs. 
The swifts are a well-marked family of from o to 8 genera 
and aboutSOspecies, resembling! swallows, and often so mis- 
called. They are divided into two sulilamilics, <'>/!ix<'lin<f 
and Ckceturiiite. See cnts under Chcetura and Cypselu. 
cypseliform (sip'se-li-form), a. [< NL. cypse- 
liformis, < L. cijftseltts, a swift, + Jbrmti, shape.] 
Having the form or structure of a swift ; re- 
sembling the Cypsclidie. Also cypselomor/'liir. 
Cypseliformes (sip'se-li-for'mez), n.pl. [NL., 
pi. of rypxeliformis: see cypseliform.] A super- 
family of macrochiran non-passerine birds, 
containing the swifts, goatsuckers, and hum- 
ming-birds ; the long-handed series of picarian 
birds : nearly the same as the Macrochires, and 
the same as the Cypseloides of Blyth and < '1/11- 
selomorpluB of Huxley. The syrinx has not more 
than one pair of intrinsic muscles ; the palate is asgithog- 
nathous ; the oil-gland is nude ; the legs are anomalo- 
gonatous ; the sternum is broad, deeply keeled, entire or 
notched Ix-hind ; the tail has 10 rectrices; the distal seg- 
ments of the wing are greatly elongated in comparison 
with the proximal one, and the pinion bears 10 rapidly 
graduated flight-feathers, producing a long, pointed wing ; 
the tect. are small, scarcely serviceable for progression. 
with variously nioiliii.-il 'limits, .sometimes of abnormal 
ratio of phalanges, hut neither syndactyl nor zygodac- 
tyl ; and the hind toe is elevated or reversed in some 
fin ins, in which also the front toes may he semi-palmate. 
The bill shows two diverse types, being tcmiirostral in 
the hummimi-Iiinls and flssirostral in the swifts and goat- 
suckers. The group is contrasted among picarian birds 
with the QfcouJVbrmM and the Pieifurnn-x. 
Cypselinae (sip-se-li'ne), n. pi. [NL., < Cyp- 
seliis + -i'.] A subfamily of Cypselidte ; the 
typical swifts. The ratio of the phalanges is abnor- 
mal, all the front toes being 3-jointed, with very short 
basal phalanges ; the hallnx is reversed or lateral ; and the 
feet are more or less completely feathered. It contains 
about 2."> species, chiefly of the genus r///w /"*. and most- 
ly of the old world. I'anirirfila is the leading American 
form. See cut under Cyp*' /"<. 
cypseline (sip'se-lin), a. [< Cypselus + -<>'. | 
Swift-like; having the characters of a swift; 
pertaining to the family Cypsclida- or genus 
( 'ijpai'lllx. 
cypseloid (sip'se-lpid), a. [< NL. eypseloides, 
< (ir. M''i//fAof, a swift, + fMor;, form.] Keseni- 
bling a swift; cypseliform; specifically, per- 
taining to the superfamily Cypsetoi&ge, 
Cypseloides (sip-se-loi'de/.), n. [NL. : see c///i- 
setoi'rf.] 1. A genus of swifts, of the family 
Cypselidtf an<l subfamily ('liirtin-iini', haying the 
plialanges of the toes normal, the tarsi naked, 
and the tail forked, its feathers not mucronate. 
2. [Used as a plural.] In Blyth's classifica- 
tion of birds (1849), a series or superfamily of 
his Ntrrpitnrex hi'tirmlncti/li. consisting of the 
podargues and moth-hunters, or /'</>/ /v//V/> and 
Caprimuliiirlii; grouped together under the name 
Parrinixtrf*. and of the swifts and humming- 
birds. I'liiixrliil/r and TrwIiHiiln; grouped to- 
gether under tln> name Ti-tiiiirotttri'X. 
cypselomorph (sip'se-lo-mdrf), n. One of the 
( ypseloniorptue. 
Cypselomorphse (sip'se-lo-mor'fe), n. pi. [NL., 
< Gr. Kruif/.of, a swift, -I- fop<t>i/, fonn.] In Hux- 
ley's system of classification (1867), a group 
of eegithognathoug birds, the same as /'///w7/, 
(.'jlpxeloiitrx. or ('iipxi'lifiiriui:*. eonsidereil ;is c-on- 
necting the Ccraoomorpfuf and the ' 
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clidinmor none, no expanded scapular end of the clavicle : 
and not re than one pair of intrinsic syringeal muscles. 
cypselomorphic (sip'se-lo-mor'fik), n. [As 
Ci/pxi Idiiinriiliii + -io.] Same as cypsrliform. 
Cypselus (sip'se-lus), . [NL., < L. cypnelun, < 
(ir. AMiV/oi, the swift.] The typical genus of 
swifts, of the family Cypgelida: and subfamily 
Oyrtonyx 
>hrubs,of uncertain re- 
lationslii|i, linl now phcd .1 nun >n;_' t lie pulypeta- 
1OUS orders, near the HKIHKI. Th. n- an- alH.ut il 
known '-mill 
or tropical Ai and I'.'lliuft,.: 
nf a -inul'- ^l>< ' i- - arc (..mill in tlir -..mli> i n I nilt-.l - 
with fragrant white (lowers in i;> i* -M! li<a\\ an<l 
conipacl WIKII), whence the n.liiiiioii n <. 
The technical fhara.ti i> arc : a broad, deeply 
carinatc stcinuin. tnlirc or >ini:ly or ililli]y notched tie- 
liind, without a furcate manubrium ; a rudimentary hypo- 
Common European Swift (Cypseltts apus}. 
Cypseliiia; having the hind toe versatile and 
the tarsi feathered. There are numerous spe- 
cies, chiefly of the old world. C. apus is the 
common swift of Europe. 
Cyrena (si-re'na), . [NL., < L. Cyrene, Gr. 
K.i-pifv7/, a name of several nymphs.] The 
typical genus of mollusks of the family Cyre- 
nidte. Lamarck, 1806. 
Cyrenaic (si-re-na'ik), a. and n. [< L. Cyrenai- 
cus, < Gr. Kw/j^aiKof, < Kvpf/vq, L. Cyrene."} I, 
a. 1. Pertaining to Cyrene, an ancient Greek 
city, capital of Cyrenaica, on the north coast 
of Africa. 2. Pertaining or belonging to the 
Greek school of hedonistic philosophy estab- 
lished by Aristippus of Cyrene, a disciple of 
Socrates. According to Aristippus, pleasure is the only 
rational aim, and the relative values of different pleasures 
are to l>e determined by their relative intensities and dura- 
tions, lie maintained also that cognition is limited to 
sensation. 
There is not that sect of Philosophers among the heathen 
so dissolute, no, not Epicurus, nor Aristippus. with all his 
Cyrenaick rout, but would shut his school dores against 
such greasy sophisters. 
Milton, Church-Government, ii., Concl. 
Also Cyrenian. 
II. . One of the Cyrenaic school of philoso- 
f' srs. See I., 2. 
enaicism (si-re-na'i-sizm). w. [< Cyrenaic 
-wwi.] The doctrines of the Cyrenaic phi- 
losophers. See Cyrenaic, a., 2. 
Cyrenian (si-re'ni-an), o. and . [< Cyrena + 
-ian ; L. Cyrenteits, Cyrenaicus, etc.: see Cyre- 
ntii<:~] I. a. Same as Cyrenaic. 
II. n. A native or an inhabitant of Cyrene. 
See Cyrenaic. 
They laid hold upon one Simon a Cj/renian, coming 
out of the country, and on him they laid the cross. 
Luke xxiil. 26. 
cyrenid (si-ren'id), . A bivalve mollusk of 
the family ( 'yrenida: 
Cyrenidae (si-ren'i-de), . pi. [NL., < Cyrena 
+ -irf<B.] A family 
of siphonate lamelh- 
branchiate mollusks, 
typified by the genus 
Cyrena. They have a sub- 
circular shell, an exter- 
nal ligament, and several 
hinge-teeth. The animal 
has separate short siphons, 
a large compressed foot, 
and triangular palpi : the 
shell has 2 or 3 cardinal 
v.ightValnofCfraiacj'triiteats. teeth and anterior as well 
as posterior ones, and an ex- 
ternal upraised ligament. The species are inhabitants 
of fresh or brackish waters. By many conchologists the 
species are associated in one family with the Cycbididce or 
*/>tt'ffii<t(r. Also Corbiculida?. 
In fresh waters the world over occurs a group of usually 
small liivalvc shells, covered with an amber er brown epi- 
dermis, while in the brackish waters of wanner countries 
occur some larger forms. The family under which these 
are assembled is variously known as Cycladida; or Cyreni- 
i/o . the latter name being preferable. 
Stand. Sat. Hint., I. 675. 
Cyrillacese (sir-i-la'se-e), n. pi. [NL., < Cyril- 
la, the typical genus (prob. < CyriHus, Cyril), 
j_ <i A. natural order of small evergreen 
_____ C (si-ril'ik), a. [< LL. < >inllns, < Gr. 
K i /I.//0. , a proper name, Cyril.] Of or pertain- 
ing to St. Cyril ; specifically, noting an alphabet 
adopted by the Slavic peoples l>elpnging to the 
Kastern C'hnrch, invented by Cyril and Metho- 
dius, the apostles of the Slavs, in the ninth 
century. It Is lielieved to have superseded the (llago- 
litic as being easier In >th for the copyist to write and for the 
foreigner to acquire. Some of its signs are modified from 
the Ulagolitic, but those which deck and Slavic have in 
common are taken from the (Jreek. It was brought into 
general use by St. Cyrils pupil, clement, first bisln'j. of 
Kulgarla. The Russian alphabet is a slight mollification 
of It. 
cyriologict (sir'i-o-loj'ik), a. [Also formerly 
curinlaijic; < Gr. fvptt&trftmt. speaking literally 
(applied to hieroglyphics which consist of sim- 
ple pictures, not symbols, of the things meant), 
< Ki'ptos, authorized, legitimate, proper, vernac- 
ular, lit. having power (see church), + -^ojix6^, 
< teyttv, speak.] 1. Relating to hieroglyphics 
of a certain sort (see etymology). 2. Relating 
or pertaining to capital letters. 
Cyrtellaria (ser-te-la'ri-a), . pi. [NL., < Gr. 
Ki>/>rof, curved, arched, -f dim. -ella + -aria.] 
A family or an order of nassellarian radiolari- 
ans, having a complete lattice-shell enveloping 
the central capsule. It is divided into the sub- 
orders Spyroidea, Botryodea, and Cyrtoidea. 
Cyrtida (ser'ti-da), n. pi. [NL., < Gr. si-prof, 
curved, arched, + -irfrt.] A family of monopy- 
radiolarians, having a silicious skeleton 
in the form of a monaxonic or triradiate test. 
See Eticyrtidiiila. Haeckel. 
cyrtoceran (ser-tos'e-ran), a. [Irreg. < Cyrto- 
ceras + -.] Same as nyrtoceratiiic. 
Cyrtoceras (ser-tos'e-ras), . [NL.,<Gr. Kvpnt, 
curved, arched, + ttpas, horn.] A genus of fos- 
sil cephalopods having the shell bent or bowed. 
Also Curtocera, Cyrtocera, Cyrtoceriis, Cyrthoc<- 
rus, and Cyrtoceratites. 
cyrtoceratld (ser-to-ser'a-tid), n. A cephalo- 
pod of the family Cyrtoceratida: 
Cyrtoceratidae (ser' to-se-rat'i-de), n.pl. [NL., 
< Cyrtocerag (-ccrat-) + -M0.1 A family of 
nautiloid cephalopods, typified by the genus 
Cyrtoceras. The shell is arched, the siphon small and 
sulwentral or submarginal, and the aperture simple. 
Numerous species inhabited the Paleozoic seas. Generally 
aggregated with the Xantilidir. 
cyrtoceratite (ser-to-ser'a-tit), n. [< Cyrto- 
cerax (-cerat-) + -ite*.] A fossil cephalopod of 
the genus Cyrtoceras. 
cyrtoceratitic (ser-te-ser-a-tit'ik), a. [< cyr- 
toceratite + -if.] Having the character of a 
cyrtoceratite ; bent or bowed, as certain fossil 
cephalopods: opposed to orthocrratitie. Also 
cyrtoceran. 
cyrtolite (ser'to-lit), . [< Gr. Ki<pr6f. curved, 
+ A('0of, stone.]' A mineral related to zircon in 
form and composition, but hydrous, and per- 
haps resulting from its alteration. The faces 
of the crystals are commonly convex, whence 
the name. 
cyrtometer (ser-tom'e-ter), n. [< Gr. xvprof, 
curved, bent, + fiirpov, a measure.] An instru- 
ment for ascertaining the size and shape of the 
chest. 
The cyrtometer is mert for delineating the external con- 
tour of the chest and for exact comparison of one side 
with the other. Pop. Set. Mo., XXV. IDS. 
Cyrtonyx (ser'to-niks), . [NL. (J. Gould, 
184f>), < Gr. xvpraf, curved, arched, + owf, nail.] 
Quail or Partrid|fe (Cyrtmy* n 
