COWRIE


Meaning of COWRIE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also cow·ry ˈkau̇-rē

( plural cowries )

Etymology: Hindi & Urdu kauṛī

Date: 1662

: any of various marine gastropods (family Cypraeidae) that are widely distributed in warm seas and have glossy and often brightly colored shells ; also : the shell of a cowrie

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