Cypraea

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Translingual

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Cypraea tigris

Etymology

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Cypraea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cypraeidae – cowries.

Usage notes

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  • Formerly Cypraea included numerous species now distributed principally among the genera of Cypraeidae, many newly created, but also among the genera, also many newly created, of other families in superfamily Cypraeoidea.

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