About The Word Cowrie
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Cowrie
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What's The Definition Of Cowrie?
[n] any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cowrie: cowry Related Terms | Find terms related to Cowrie: See Also | Cypraea | Cypraea moneta | Cypraea tigris | gastropod | genus Cypraea | money cowrie | tiger cowrie | univalve Cowrie In Webster's Dictionary \Cow"rie\ (-r[y^]), n. (Bot.)
Same as {Kauri}.
\Cow"rie\ Cowry \Cow"ry\(kou"r[y^]), n.; pl. {Cowries} (-r[i^]z). [Hind. kaur[imac].] (Zo["o]l.) A marine shell of the genus {Cypr[ae]a}. Note: There are numerous species, many of them ornamental. Formerly {C. moneta} and several other species were largely used as money in Africa and some other countries, and they are still so used to some extent. The value is always trifling, and varies at different places. |
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