noun
any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
• Syn: ↑cowrie
• Hyponyms: ↑money cowrie, ↑Cypraea moneta, ↑tiger cowrie, ↑Cypraea tigris
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cypraea, ↑genus Cypraea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.