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cupri-

 
a combining form meaning “copper,” used in the formation of compound words: cupriferous.
Also, cupr-, cupro-.

Origin:
comb. form of LL cuprum copper 1
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cupr-  
pref.  Variant of cupro-.
cupro- or cupri- or cupr-  
pref.  Copper: cupriferous.

[From Late Latin cuprum, copper; see copper1.]
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