Cowrie Definition
kourē
cowries
noun
Any of a number of gastropods (family Cypraeidae) having brightly colored, glossy shells and found in warm seas.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
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cowriesOrigin of Cowrie
Hindi kauṛī from Sanskrit kapardikā diminutive of kapardaḥ shell of Dravidian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī)
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