'Cypraea' definitions:
Definition of 'Cypraea'
From: WordNet
noun
Type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries [syn: Cypraea, genus Cypraea]
Definition of 'Cypraea'
From: GCIDE
- Cypraea \Cy*pr[ae]"a\ (s?-pr?"?), n. [NL.; cf. Gr. ???? a name of Venus.] (Zool.) A genus of mollusks, including the cowries. See Cowrie. [1913 Webster]