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n. - Type genus of the family of typical cowries.

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  • Scholars hold different opinions. 37 Michèle Pirazzoli-t'Serstevens has demonstrated that the most frequent cowry species found in Tien tombs are Cypraea annulus Lin.
  • And some things need to simply be placed into the ear canal of a shoreline surfing Cypraea maculifera and offered up with a little humility to the sun, the wind, or the...
  • Cypraea globulus. taarlcmoerhoorn, Pnarißak, Paaytcmoer - Nauti - lus.
  • The general stature varied from six feet to six feet four inches; their complexion was a light café au lait; their hair was ornamented with cowries, strung so thickly as to...
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