cowrie

(Englisch)

  1. A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
  2. (broadly, dated) Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.
  3. (broadly) Any gastropod of the family Cypraeidae; its shell.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈkaʊ.ɹi/
Etymologie (Englisch)

Mid-17th century, borrowed from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī).

Kaurischnecke

Kaurimuschel

cowrie shell

Cypraea moneta

Cypraea moneta money

cowrie shell money

Cypraeidae

cypraeidae

cypraea

Cypraea

ciprea

porcelanka

Cypraea

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