CYPRAEA

Meaning of CYPRAEA in English

noun a genus of mollusks, including the cowries. ·see cowrie.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

CYPRAEA — sīˈprēə, sə̇ˈ- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Cypria or Late Latin Cypris, a name for Venus-Aphrodite, goddess …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CYPRAEA — (n.) A genus of mollusks, including the cowries. See Cowrie.
Английский словарь Webster
CYPRAEA — ( n. ) A genus of mollusks, including the cowries. See Cowrie.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COWRIE — Any of several marine snail s (genus Cypraea ) found chiefly in coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. …
Английский словарь Британика
TURTLE COWRIE — noun : a large cowrie ( Cypraea testudinaria ) in coloration resembling the shell of a tortoise
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TIGER COWRY — noun : a large abundant cowry ( Cypraea tigris ) having a shell mottled and blotched with brown on an …
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RING COWRIE — noun : a cowrie ( Cypraea annulus )
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PANTHER COWRIE — noun : a spotted East Indian cowrie ( Cypraea pantherina )
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NUMISMATIC — |n(y)üməz|mad.]ik, -məs|-, -at], ]ēk adjective also nu·mis·mat·i·cal ]ə̇kəl, ]ēk-\ Etymology: numismatic from French numismatique, from Latin numismat-, numisma, nomismat-, nomisma …
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MONEY COWRIE — noun : a cowrie used as money ; specifically : a yellow-shelled or white-shelled cowrie ( Cypraea moneta ) of …
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CYPRIS — ˈsīprə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin Cypris, a name for Venus — more at cypraea 1. capitalized : …
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CYPRIPEDIUM — ˌsiprə̇ˈpēdēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin Cypris, a name for Venus + New Latin -pedium (modification of Greek …
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CYPRIDINA — ˌsiprə̇ˈdīnə, -dēnə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin Cyprid- Cypris, a name for Venus + New Latin …
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CYPRAEIFORM — -əˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: New Latin Cypraea + English -iform : shaped like a cowrie
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CYPRAEIDAE — -əˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cypraea, type genus + -idae : a family of marine gastropod …
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ARGUS SHELL — noun Etymology: after Argus, mythological being; from its spots : a tropical marine gastropod shell ( Cypraea argus ) having …
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COWRY — (n.) A marine shell of the genus Cypraea.
Английский словарь Webster
ARGUS SHELL — () A species of shell (Cypraea argus), beautifully variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.
Английский словарь Webster
COWRY — ( n. ) A marine shell of the genus Cypraea.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARGUS SHELL — A species of shell (Cypraea argus), beautifully variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.
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COWRIE — /kow"ree/ , n. 1. the highly polished, usually brightly colored shell of a marine gastropod of the genus Cypraea, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COWRY — noun a marine shell of the genus cypraea.
Webster English vocab
ARGUS SHELL — a species of shell (cypraea argus), beautifully variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.
Webster English vocab
COWRIE — [ 'kaʊ(ə)ri ] (also cowry ) ■ noun ( plural ~s ) a marine gastropod mollusc having a smooth, domed …
Concise Oxford English vocab
COWRIE — any of several marine snails of the subclass Prosobranchia (class Gastropoda) comprising the genus Cypraea, family Cypraeidae. The humped, thick …
Britannica English vocabulary
COWRIE — n. Any of several marine snail s (genus Cypraea ) found chiefly in coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COWRIE, COWRY — (зоология) каури (Cypraea moneta); раковина каури
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COWRY — n 1> зоол. каури ( Cypraea moneta ; моллюск ) 2> раковина каури
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COWRIE — n 1> зоол. каури ( Cypraea moneta ; моллюск ) 2> раковина каури
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COWRY — n 1) зоол. каури ( Cypraea moneta ; моллюск ) 2) раковина каури
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
COWRIE — n 1) зоол. каури ( Cypraea moneta ; моллюск ) 2) раковина каури
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