cowrie
cowrie
Definition
cow·rie (ko̵u′rē)
noun pl. -·ries
- any of a number of gastropods (family Cypraeidae) having brightly colored, glossy shells and found in warm seas
- the shell of any of these mollusks, esp. the shell of the money cowrie (Cypraea moneta), formerly used as currency in parts of Africa and S Asia
Etymology: Hindi kauṛī < Sans kaparda
cowrie
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- shell: Laura then bought me a small pendant made from a cowrie shell, imported from a far away ocean in olden times.
