HyperDic: cypraea_tigris

English > 1 sense of the expression Cypraea tigris:
NOUNanimalCypraea tigris, tiger cowriecowrie whose shell is used for ornament
English > Cypraea tigris: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningcowrie whose shell is used for ornament.
Synonymtiger cowrie
Broadercowrie, cowryAny of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells

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