cowrie

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Biologycowriecow‧rie /ˈkaʊri/ noun [countable] HBa small shiny shell that was used in the past as money in parts of Africa and AsiaExamples from the Corpuscowrie• Clenched teeth of cowrie shells draped from her noble neck.• Because of their symbolic potency cowrie shells were often copied in precious metals.• The cowrie concentrates its secretion along the sides of the mantle, forming a shell like a loosely clenched fist.Origin cowrie (1600-1700) Hindi kauri

单词	cowrie
释义	cowrie From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Biologycowriecow‧rie /ˈkaʊri/ noun [countable] HBa small shiny shell that was used in the past as money in parts of Africa and AsiaExamples from the Corpuscowrie• Clenched teeth of cowrie shells draped from her noble neck.• Because of their symbolic potency cowrie shells were often copied in precious metals.• The cowrie concentrates its secretion along the sides of the mantle, forming a shell like a loosely clenched fist.Origin cowrie (1600-1700) Hindi kauri
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