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cowrie    
n. 玛瑙贝

玛瑙贝

cowrie
n 1: any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus
Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked
shells [synonym: {cowrie}, {cowry}]

Kauri \Ka"u*ri\, n. [Native name.] (Bot.)
A tall coniferous tree of New Zealand {Agathis australis}, or
{Dammara australis}), having white straight-grained wood
furnishing valuable timber and also yielding one kind of
{dammar resin}. [Written also {kaudi}, {kaury}, {cowdie}, and
{cowrie}.]
[1913 Webster]


Cowrie \Cow"rie\ (-r[y^]), n. (Bot.)
Same as {Kauri}.
[1913 Webster] Cowrie


Cowrie \Cow"rie\ Cowry \Cow"ry\(kou"r[y^]), n.; pl. {Cowries}
(-r[i^]z). [Hind. kaur[imac].] (Zool.)
A marine shell of the genus {Cypr[ae]a}.
[1913 Webster]

Note: There are numerous species, many of them ornamental.
Formerly {Cypr[ae]a moneta} and several other species
were largely used as money in Africa and some other
countries, and they are still so used to some extent.
The value is always trifling, and varies at different
places.
[1913 Webster]


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  • Cowrie - Wikipedia
    Cowrie or cowry (pl cowries) is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails in the family Cypraeidae Cowrie shells have held cultural, economic, and ornamental significance in various cultures The cowrie was the shell most widely used worldwide as shell money
  • Cowrie | Sea Snail, Shells, Mollusk | Britannica
    Cowrie, any of several marine snails of the subclass Prosobranchia (class Gastropoda) comprising the genus Cypraea, family Cypraeidae The humped, thick shell is beautifully coloured (often speckled) and glossy; the apertural lips, which open into the first whorl in the shell, are inrolled and may
  • Cowries, Family Cypraeidae
    Cowries are a favorite of collectors because of their beautiful colors and high-gloss finish This is possible because the animals' mantle is on the outside, secreting the shell from the top-down and keeping it protected, whereas most other shells are secreted from the inside-out, hence the glossy interior of many shells
  • Cowries, Their Beautiful, Valuable Shells and Money
    Cowries are marine gastropods from the family Cypraeidae found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans They have shiny, patterned shells much sought after by collectors When the animal is alive the shell is covered by a flap of skin which is part of a brightly-colored mantle
  • Cowrie - Definition, Types, Morphological Characteristics and . . .
    In this article, we have covered cowries meaning, cowrie types, habitat, cowrie uses Let’s discuss the cowries meaning, Cowrie or cowry (plural cowries) is the popular name for a group of tiny to big sea snails that belong to the Cypraeidae family of marine gastropod mollusks
  • Cowrie - Encyclopedia. com
    cowrie or cowry (both: kou´rē), common name applied to marine gastropods belonging to the family Cypraeidae, a well-developed family of marine snails found in the tropics Cowries are abundant in the Indian Ocean [1], particularly in the East Indies [2] and the Maldive Islands





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