cypraea

Noun
Synonyms: Cypraeagenus Cypraea

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowriesSynonyms: Cypraeagenus Cypraea
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cypraea \Cy*pr[ae]"a\ (s?-pr?"?), n. [NL.; cf. Gr. ???? a name of Venus.] (Zool.) A genus of mollusks, including the cowries. See Cowrie. [1913 Webster]
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