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CYPRAEIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries
Synonyms:
Cypraeidae; family Cypraeidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cypraeidae" is a kind of...):
mollusk family (a family of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Cypraeidae"):
Cypraea; genus Cypraea (type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries)
Holonyms ("Cypraeidae" is a member of...):
order Pectinibranchia; Pectinibranchia (large order of gastropods comprising univalve mollusks that have a single gill resembling a comb)
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