单词 | cowrie |
释义 | cow·rie or cow·ry ![]() n. pl. cow·ries Any of various marine gastropods of the family Cypraeidae of tropical and subtropical seas, having glossy, often colorfully patterned shells, some of which were formerly used as currency in parts of the South Pacific and Africa. [Hindi kauṛī, from Sanskrit kapardikā, diminutive of kapardaḥ, shell, of Dravidian origin.] ![]() reticulated cowrie Cypraea maculifera |
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