Cowrie - English meaning
Cowrie – definitions in English dictionary
nounA marine mollusc which has a glossy, brightly patterned domed shell with a long, narrow opening.
Usage examples:
We found tiny cowries on the soft corals and red spider crabs on the fans.
nounA small sea creature with a soft body and a brightly coloured shell, or the shell itself used in the past as money in parts of africa and southern asia
Usage examples:
A cowrie shell
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Word origin
mid 17th century: from Hindi kauṛī .
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