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cowrie

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Main Entry: cow·rie
Variant(s): also cow·ry \ˈka-rē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural cowries
Etymology: Hindi & Urdu kauṛī
Date: 1662

: any of various marine gastropods (family Cypraeidae) that are widely distributed in warm seas and have glossy and often brightly colored shells; also : the shell of a cowrie


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