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Complete Definition of "cowrie"

English

Alternative spellings
cowry

Etymology
Hind. kaurī

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-a�ri|-a�ri

Noun
en-noun

#A gastropod of the family Cypraeidae common to the Indian Ocean.
#The pyriform shell, of the cowrie, especially of the species money cowry (Cypraea moneta), formerly used as money in some areas.

Translations

See: cowry

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