- cowrie cow·rie
- ciprea
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Cowrie — Cow rie Cowry Cow ry(kou r[y^]), n.; pl. {Cowries} ( r[i^]z). [Hind. kaur[imac].] (Zo[ o]l.) A marine shell of the genus {Cypr[ae]a}. [1913 Webster] Note: There are numerous species, many of them ornamental. Formerly {Cypr[ae]a moneta} and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cowrie — Cow rie ( r[y^]), n. (Bot.) Same as {Kauri}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cowrie — cow•rie or cow•ry [[t]ˈkaʊ ri[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) ivt any marine gastropod mollusk of the family Cypraeidae, having a glossy oval shell with a slitlike toothed opening 2) ivt the shell of such a gastropod, sometimes used as currency in Asia and… … From formal English to slang
cowrie — cow|rie [ˈkauri] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Hindi; Origin: kauri] a small shiny shell that was used in the past as money in parts of Africa and Asia … Dictionary of contemporary English
cowrie — cow|rie [ kauri ] noun count a shiny, colored shell of a sea animal, used in the past as money in parts of Africa and Asia … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cowrie — cow·rie … English syllables
Cowries — Cowrie Cow rie Cowry Cow ry(kou r[y^]), n.; pl. {Cowries} ( r[i^]z). [Hind. kaur[imac].] (Zo[ o]l.) A marine shell of the genus {Cypr[ae]a}. [1913 Webster] Note: There are numerous species, many of them ornamental. Formerly {Cypr[ae]a moneta} and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cowry — Cowrie Cow rie Cowry Cow ry(kou r[y^]), n.; pl. {Cowries} ( r[i^]z). [Hind. kaur[imac].] (Zo[ o]l.) A marine shell of the genus {Cypr[ae]a}. [1913 Webster] Note: There are numerous species, many of them ornamental. Formerly {Cypr[ae]a moneta} and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cypraea moneta — Cowrie Cow rie Cowry Cow ry(kou r[y^]), n.; pl. {Cowries} ( r[i^]z). [Hind. kaur[imac].] (Zo[ o]l.) A marine shell of the genus {Cypr[ae]a}. [1913 Webster] Note: There are numerous species, many of them ornamental. Formerly {Cypr[ae]a moneta} and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
