Definition of Cypraea tigris

1. Noun. Cowrie whose shell is used for ornament.

Exact synonyms: Tiger Cowrie
Generic synonyms: Cowrie, Cowry

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cypraea Tigris

Cynoscion regalis
Cynthia
Cynwulf
Cyon
Cyon's nerve
Cyperaceae
Cyperus
Cyperus alternifolius
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperus longus
Cyperus papyrus
Cyperus rotundus
Cyphomandra
Cypraea
Cypraea moneta
Cypraea tigris
Cypraeidae
Cyprians
Cyprinodontidae
Cyprinus
Cyprinus carpio
Cypriot
Cypriot Arabic
Cypriot monetary unit
Cypriot pound
Cypriote
Cypriots
Cypripedium
Cypripedium acaule

Literary usage of Cypraea tigris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Descriptive Catalogue of Recent Shells: Arranged According to the Linnæan by Lewis Weston Dillwyn (1817)
"cypraea tigris. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 1176. Martini, ip 330. t. 24. f. 232 to 234. Born Mm. p. 182. t. 8. f. 7. Schroeter Einl. ip 111. Gmelin, p. 3408. ..."

2. Ocean World ...: A Description of the Sea & Its Living Inhabitants by Louis Figuier (1869)
"... elongate, and without operculum, and is well represented in cypraea tigris (Fig. 247). The cowries are found at a little distance from the shore, ..."

3. Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (1847)
"... shell is too well known to require a formal description, the largest species found here is the " cypraea tigris" which is prettily spotted with black, ..."

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