| cowrie | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. cowrie, cowry | any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells. |
| ~ gastropod, univalve | a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes. |
| ~ cypraea, genus cypraea | type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries. |
| ~ cypraea moneta, money cowrie | cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa. |
| ~ cypraea tigris, tiger cowrie | cowrie whose shell is used for ornament. |
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