Cowrie

n.	1.	(Bot.) Same as Kauri.
	1.	(Zool.) A marine shell of the genus Cypræa.

Noun

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cowrie - any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells Synonyms: cowry

cowry, Cypraea, Cypraea moneta, Cypraea tigris, gastropod, genus Cypraea, money cowrie, tiger cowrie, univalve