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cowry
cow·rie or cow·ry C0710300 (kou′rē)n. pl. cow·ries Any of various marine gastropods of the family Cypraeidae of tropical and subtropical seas, having glossy, often colorfully patterned shells, some of which were formerly used as currency in parts of the South Pacific and Africa. [Hindi kauṛī, from Sanskrit kapardikā, diminutive of kapardaḥ, shell, of Dravidian origin.]ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cowry - any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shellscowriegastropod, univalve - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyesCypraea, genus Cypraea - type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowriesCypraea moneta, money cowrie - cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of AfricaCypraea tigris, tiger cowrie - cowrie whose shell is used for ornament | EncyclopediaSeecowriecowry Related to cowry: money cowrieSynonyms for cowrynoun any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shellsSynonymsRelated Words- gastropod
- univalve
- Cypraea
- genus Cypraea
- Cypraea moneta
- money cowrie
- Cypraea tigris
- tiger cowrie
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