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cowrie in British English
or cowry (ˈkaʊrɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ries
1.
any marine gastropod mollusc of the mostly tropical family Cypraeidae, having a glossy brightly marked shell with an elongated opening
2.
the shell of any of these molluscs, esp the shell of Cypraea moneta (money cowry), used as money in parts of Africa and S Asia
Word origin
C17: from Hindi kaurī, from Sanskrit kaparda, of Dravidian origin; related to Tamil kōtu shellcowrie in American English
(ˈkaʊri) or ˈcowry (ˈkaʊri)
nounWord forms: plural ˈcowries
1.
any of a number of gastropods (family Cypraeidae) having brightly colored, glossy shells and found in warm seas
2.
the shell of any of these mollusks, esp. the shell of the money cowrie (Cypraea moneta), formerly used as currency in parts of Africa and S Asia
Word origin
Hindi kauṛī < Sans kapardaImage ofcowrie
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