TURTLE COWRIE

Meaning of TURTLE COWRIE in English

noun

: a large cowrie ( Cypraea testudinaria ) in coloration resembling the shell of a tortoise

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

COWRIE — also cowry noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Hindi & Urdu kauṛī Date: 1662 any of various marine gastropods (family Cypraeidae) that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TURTLE — I Any of more than 250 species (order Chelonia) of Turtles have existed for 200 million years, making them the …
Английский словарь Британика
COWRIE — Any of several marine snail s (genus Cypraea ) found chiefly in coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. …
Английский словарь Британика
TURTLE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COWRIE — I. noun or cow·ry also cou·rie ˈkau̇rē ( plural cowries also couries ) Etymology: Hindi kauṛī, from Sanskrit kaparda, of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TURTLE — (n.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
Английский словарь Webster
COWRIE — (n.) Alt. of Cowry
Английский словарь Webster
COWRIE — (n.) Same as Kauri.
Английский словарь Webster
TURTLE — ( n. ) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COWRIE — ( n. ) Same as Kauri.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COWRIE — ( n. ) Alt. of Cowry
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TURTLE — turtle 1 — turtler , n. /terr"tl/ , n. , pl. turtles , ( esp. collectively ) turtle , v. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COWRIE — /kow"ree/ , n. 1. the highly polished, usually brightly colored shell of a marine gastropod of the genus Cypraea, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COWRIE — n. type of sea snail
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TURTLE — I. ˈtər-t ə l noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English turtla, from Latin turtur Date: before 12th century archaic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COWRIE — also cow·ry ˈkau̇-rē ( plural cowries ) Etymology: Hindi & Urdu kauṛī Date: 1662 : any of various marine gastropods …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TURTLE — noun the turtledove. 2. turtle ·noun the curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press. …
Webster English vocab
COWRIE — noun ·same·as kauri. 2. cowrie ·noun ·alt. of cowry.
Webster English vocab
COWRIE — [ 'kaʊ(ə)ri ] (also cowry ) ■ noun ( plural ~s ) a marine gastropod mollusc having a smooth, domed …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TURTLE — [tur.tle] n [ME, fr. OE turtla, fr. L turtur] (bef. 12c) archaic: turtledove [2]turtle n, pl turtles also turtle often …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COWRIE — [cow.rie] or cow.ry n, pl cowries [Hindi kauri] (1662): any of various marine gastropods (family Cypraeidae) that are widely distributed …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TURTLE — any member of the Chelonia, an ancient order of reptiles chiefly characterized by a shell that encloses the vital organs …
Britannica English vocabulary
COWRIE — any of several marine snails of the subclass Prosobranchia (class Gastropoda) comprising the genus Cypraea, family Cypraeidae. The humped, thick …
Britannica English vocabulary
TURTLE — one-man submarine, the first to be put to military use, built and designed by the American inventor David Bushnell (q.v.) …
Britannica English vocabulary
TURTLE — turtle BrE AmE ˈtɜːt ə l AmE \ ˈtɝːt̬ ə l ▷ turtle|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COWRIE — cowrie, cowry BrE AmE ˈkaʊ ə r i ▷ cowries ˈkaʊ ə r iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TURTLE — / ˈtɜːtl; NAmE ˈtɜːrtl/ noun 1. ( NAmE also ˈsea turtle ) a large reptile with a hard round shell, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COWRIE — / ˈkaʊri; NAmE / noun a small shiny shell that was used as money in the past in parts of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TURTLE — tur ‧ tle /ˈtɜːtl $ ˈtɜːrtl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: tortue ( …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COWRIE — cow ‧ rie /ˈkaʊri/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Hindi ; Origin: kauri ] a small …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TURTLE — n. 1 any of various marine or freshwater reptiles of the order Chelonia, encased in a shell of bony plates, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COWRIE — n. (also cowry) (pl. -ies) 1 any gastropod mollusc of the family Cypraeidae, having a smooth glossy and usu. brightly-coloured …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TURTLE — n. 1 any of various marine or freshwater reptiles of the order Chelonia, encased in a shell of bony plates, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COWRIE — n. (also cowry) (pl. -ies) 1 any gastropod mollusc of the family Cypraeidae, having a smooth glossy and usu. brightly-coloured …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TURTLE — n.1 any of various marine or freshwater reptiles of the order Chelonia, encased in a shell of bony plates, and …
Oxford English vocab
COWRIE — n. (also cowry) (pl. -ies) 1. any gastropod mollusc of the family Cypraeidae, having a smooth glossy and usu. brightly-coloured …
Oxford English vocab
TURTLE — ( turtles) 1. A turtle is a large reptile which has a thick shell covering its body and which lives …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TURTLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE green ▪ But will the majestic green sea turtle survive us? ▪ Primo had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COWRIE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN shell ▪ Because of their symbolic potency cowrie shells were often copied in precious …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COWRIE — cowry [noun] [C] - a small sea animal with a soft body, no bone in its back, and a smooth …
Cambridge English vocab
TURTLE — n. box turtle Little Turtle painted turtle snapping turtle softshell turtle
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TURTLE — n. Any of more than 250 species (order Chelonia) of reptiles having a bony shell overlaid with horny shields; found …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COWRIE — n. Any of several marine snail s (genus Cypraea ) found chiefly in coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COWRIE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
TURTLE — noun Turtle is used before these nouns: ↑ neck Turtle is used after these nouns: ↑ sea
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
COWRIE — noun Cowrie is used before these nouns: ↑ shell
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TURTLE — noun Also written turtle (Lifestyle and Leisure) (Youth Culture) In full, (in the US) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle or (in …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
TURTLE — I сущ. 1) черепаха (преим. морская) fresh-water turtle land turtle snapping turtle 2) суп из черепахи ∙ to turn turtle …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COWRIE — сущ. каури (раковина, заменяющая деньги в некоторых частях Азии и Африки) n каури (раковина, заменяющая деньги в некоторых частях Азии …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TURTLE — turtle.ogg _I 1. ʹtɜ:tl n 1. черепаха ( преим. морская ) 2. 1> мясо черепахи 2> суп из черепахи ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COWRIE — n 1> зоол. каури ( Cypraea moneta ; моллюск ) 2> раковина каури
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TURTLE — I turtle сущ.1) черепаха (преим. морская) - fresh-water turtle - land turtle - snapping turtle 2) суп из черепахи•• to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COWRIE — каури (раковина)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COWRIE — (n) каури; раковина каури
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
COWRIE — n 1) зоол. каури ( Cypraea moneta ; моллюск ) 2) раковина каури
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TURTLE — _I 1. ʹtɜ:tl n 1. черепаха ( преим. морская ) 2. 1> мясо черепахи 2> суп из черепахи ( тж. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TURTLE — I ˈtətl сущ. 1) черепаха ( преим. морская ) - fresh-water turtle - land turtle - snapping turtle 2) суп …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TURTLE — I ['«„«®] turtle.wav сущ. 1) черепаха (преим. морская) - fresh-water turtle - land turtle - snapping turtle 2) суп из черепахи •• to turn turtle мор.; сл. — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TURTLE — черепаха; наземная черепаха (Testudo); pl сухопутные черепахи (Testudinidae); pl черепахи (Testudines) см. тж. tortoise - African side-necked turtle - alligator snapping turtle - American …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
TURTLE — черепаха; наземная черепаха ( Testudo ) ; pl сухопутные черепахи ( Testudinidae ) ; pl черепахи ( Testudines ) см. …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
TURTLE — I сущ. 1) черепаха (преим. морская) fresh-water turtle land turtle snapping turtle 2) суп из черепахи ∙ to turn turtle …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COWRIE — сущ. каури (раковина, заменяющая деньги в некоторых частях Азии и Африки) n каури (раковина, заменяющая деньги в некоторых частях Азии …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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