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Meaning of CYPRAEA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries
 

CYPRAEA is a 7 letter word that starts with C.

 

 Synonyms: genus Cypraea
 
 See Also: cowrie, cowry, Cypraeidae, family Cypraeidae, mollusk genus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cy*pr[ae]"a\ (s?-pr?"?), n. [NL.; cf. Gr. ???? a name
of Venus.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of mollusks, including the cowries. See {Cowrie}.

 

 

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