Cypraea

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Cypraea
    n 1: type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries
         [syn: {Cypraea}, {genus Cypraea}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cypraea \Cy*pr[ae]"a\ (s?-pr?"?), n. [NL.; cf. Gr. ???? a name
   of Venus.] (Zool.)
   A genus of mollusks, including the cowries. See {Cowrie}.
   [1913 Webster]