Meaning | Any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells. |
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Synonym | cowrie |
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Member of | Cypraea, genus Cypraea | type genus of the family Cypraeidae |
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Narrower | money cowrie, Cypraea moneta | cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa |
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tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris | cowrie whose shell is used for ornament |
Broader | gastropod, univalve | A class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes |
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Spanish | cauri |
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Catalan | cauri |
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