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Definition of Cypraea
1. Noun. Type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries.
Exact synonyms: Genus Cypraea
Generic synonyms: Mollusk Genus
Group relationships: Cypraeidae, Family Cypraeidae
Member holonyms: Cowrie, Cowry
Generic synonyms: Mollusk Genus
Group relationships: Cypraeidae, Family Cypraeidae
Member holonyms: Cowrie, Cowry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cypraea
Literary usage of Cypraea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletins of American Paleontology by Cornell University, Paleontological Research Institution (1895)
"cypraea exanthema Linnaeus, Krebs, The West Indian Marine Shells, p. 41. 1878.
... cypraea exanthema Linnaeus, Jaume and Perez Farfante, Soc. Cubana Hist. ..."
2. A Manual of Conchology: According to the System Laid Down by Lamarck, with by Thomas Wyatt, A. M. Thomas Wyatt (1838)
"cypraea. The Cowrie. 68 species. This genus derived its name from the Cyprian
goddess, on account of the beauty of its polished shells. ..."
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