…Of course, there is no way that cowrie shells could be found in a swallow's nest, but it shows that even at that time, people longed to have beautiful cowrie shells. One of the genus names for this species, Cypraea , also means female genitalia. [Tadashige Habe] *Some of the terminology that mentions "Cypraea" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…もちろんツバメの巣の中にタカラガイのあるはずもないが,当時でも美しいタカラガイをもつことがあこがれであったことがわかる。この類の属名の一つCypraeaも女性器を意味する語である。【波部 忠重】 ※「Cypraea」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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