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CYPRAEIDAE

\sˈɪpɹiːˌɪdiː], \sˈɪpɹiːˌɪdiː], \s_ˈɪ_p_ɹ_iː__ˌɪ_d_iː]\

Definitions of CYPRAEIDAE

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family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The cowry family; the shells of carnivorous gasteropods inhabiting the shores of warm seas, a small species of which is used extensively as money in Asia and Africa.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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