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cowrie

/'kaʊri/

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noun
any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
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cowry

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univalve gastropod

Definition that contains cowrie

cypraea tigris cowrie whose shell is used for ornament
tiger cowrie cowrie whose shell is used for ornament
cypraea moneta cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa
money cowrie cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa