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Definitions for: Cowrie [n] any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
Webster (1913) Definition: Cow"rie (-r[y^]), n. (Bot.)
Same as Kauri.
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.
Note: There are numerous species, many of them ornamental.
Formerly C. moneta and several other species were
largely used as money in Africa and some other
countries, and they are still so used to some extent.
The value is always trifling, and varies at different
places.
Synonyms: cowry
See Also: Cypraea, Cypraea moneta, Cypraea tigris, gastropod, genus Cypraea, money cowrie, tiger cowrie, univalve
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