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cowrie

noun
Quick answer

As a noun, cowrie means a small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean.

Meanings of cowrie

4 meanings

noun

  1. A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.

  2. Any gastropod of the family Cypraeidae; its shell.

  3. Any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shellsanimal

    Similar: cowry
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. datedAny gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.

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Synonyms by meaning

noun: any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus C…
cowry

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