Associations to the word «Cowrie»
Noun
Wiktionary
COWRIE, noun. A gastropod of the family Cypraeidae common to the Indian Ocean.
COWRIE, noun. The pyriform shell of the cowrie, especially of the species money cowry (Cypraea moneta), formerly used as money in some areas.
Dictionary definition
COWRIE, noun. Any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells.
Wise words
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