cypraea

• Научное название, обозначающее типовой род семейства Cypraeidae, к которому относятся типичные каури — группа морских брюхоногих моллюсков.

A scientific noun referring to the type genus of the family Cypraeidae, which includes the typical cowries, a group of marine gastropod mollusks.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Type genus of cowriesC2formalscientific

   A genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, known as cowries.

   Типовой род каури

   • The Cypraea genus includes many species of cowries.
   • Collectors prize the shells of Cypraea tigris.
   • Cypraea shells have been used as currency in some cultures.