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Cypraeidae

plural noun
Cy·​prae·​i·​dae | \ -əˌdē\

Definition of Cypraeidae

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

History and Etymology for Cypraeidae

New Latin, from Cypraea, type genus + -idae

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