Cy-præ'a, n.
n. [Gr. Κυπρία, a name of Venus.] (Conch.) A genus of mollusks; the cowry, one species of which (C. moneta) is used as money by the natives of Africa and some other countries.
n. [Gr. Κυπρία, a name of Venus.] (Conch.) A genus of mollusks; the cowry, one species of which (C. moneta) is used as money by the natives of Africa and some other countries.