n. (also cowry) (pl. -ies)
1. any gastropod mollusc of the family Cypraeidae, having a smooth glossy and usu. brightly-coloured shell.
2 its shell, esp. used as money in parts of Africa and S. Asia.
Etymology: Urdu & Hindi kauri
n. (also cowry) (pl. -ies)
1. any gastropod mollusc of the family Cypraeidae, having a smooth glossy and usu. brightly-coloured shell.
2 its shell, esp. used as money in parts of Africa and S. Asia.
Etymology: Urdu & Hindi kauri
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012