Cypraeidae

plural noun

Cy·​prae·​i·​dae

-əˌdē

: a family of marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Taenioglossa) comprising the cowries see cypraea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cypraea, type genus + -idae

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