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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of cowrie. alt-of, alternative

   "They tie [...] a string of cowry beads around their neck."

2. 2
   any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cowriecowriemoney cowry

Example

More examples

"Cowry shells were used for centuries as a form of money in Africa."

Related phrases

atlantic deer cowrychestnut cowryegg cowrykernel cowrymoney cowrynucleus cowryorange cowrypanther cowrytiger cowrywrinkled cowrymoney cowry

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.