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Answer for the clue "Type genus of the family Cypraeidae the typical cowries ", 7 letters:
cypraea

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

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Cypraea is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails or cowries , marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae , the cowries .