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Definition of cowrie in English: cowrie(also cowry) nounPlural cowries ˈkaʊ(ə)riˈkaʊri 1A marine mollusc which has a glossy, brightly patterned domed shell with a long, narrow opening. Genus Cypraea, family Cypraeidae, class Gastropoda: numerous species, including the small money cowrie (C. moneta) Example sentencesExamples - ‘That's a mouse cowry,’ the doctor said. ‘A lovely find.’
- There are mushroom and staghorn corals, tiger cowries and batfish.
- There are numerous varieties of shrimps, juvenile morays, and a collection of shells including tiger cowries.
- I played lookout for my shutter-happy dive buddy, spotting cowries and posing with batfish as I did my safety stop.
- In addition to coconut shells, one can use cowries or other ocean shells, and even gunpowder.
- Here butterfish can be seen feeding on mussels, and cowries are also in evidence.
- We found tiny cowries on the soft corals and red spider crabs on the fans.
- According to this article, the cowries are called ‘Elegba's shells,’ and are distinct from Ifa's palm nuts.
- There were giant leopard cowries nestled in between coral heads.
- These include Vasum, some photine buccinids, and some cypraeid cowries.
- 1.1 The flattened yellowish shell of the money cowrie, formerly used as money in parts of Africa and the Indo-Pacific area.
（从前在非洲和印度洋-太平洋地区当货币用的）钱宝贝贝壳 Example sentencesExamples - Jabali said, ‘I don't have a single cowrie - and even if I had I wouldn't give it.‘
- Almost all of the RAC's cowries went to the Slave Coast, with few arriving at any other destination.
- The article explains how cowries were exchanged for slaves and how East African gold entered Indian Ocean circuits.
- Archaeologists also found a profusion of cowries and roughly 800 large bronze relics.
OriginMid 17th century: from Hindi kauṛī. Definition of cowrie in US English: cowrie(also cowry) nounˈkourēˈkaʊri 1A marine mollusk that has a smooth, glossy, domed shell with a long narrow opening, typically brightly patterned and popular with collectors. 宝贝（一种海洋软体动物） Genus Cypraea, family Cypraeidae, class Gastropoda: numerous species, including the small money cowrie (C. moneta) Example sentencesExamples - I played lookout for my shutter-happy dive buddy, spotting cowries and posing with batfish as I did my safety stop.
- According to this article, the cowries are called ‘Elegba's shells,’ and are distinct from Ifa's palm nuts.
- We found tiny cowries on the soft corals and red spider crabs on the fans.
- In addition to coconut shells, one can use cowries or other ocean shells, and even gunpowder.
- ‘That's a mouse cowry,’ the doctor said. ‘A lovely find.’
- There are numerous varieties of shrimps, juvenile morays, and a collection of shells including tiger cowries.
- Here butterfish can be seen feeding on mussels, and cowries are also in evidence.
- There were giant leopard cowries nestled in between coral heads.
- These include Vasum, some photine buccinids, and some cypraeid cowries.
- There are mushroom and staghorn corals, tiger cowries and batfish.
- 1.1 The flattened yellowish shell of the money cowrie, formerly used as money in parts of Africa and the Indo-Pacific area.
（从前在非洲和印度洋-太平洋地区当货币用的）钱宝贝贝壳 Example sentencesExamples - Archaeologists also found a profusion of cowries and roughly 800 large bronze relics.
- The article explains how cowries were exchanged for slaves and how East African gold entered Indian Ocean circuits.
- Almost all of the RAC's cowries went to the Slave Coast, with few arriving at any other destination.
- Jabali said, ‘I don't have a single cowrie - and even if I had I wouldn't give it.‘
OriginMid 17th century: from Hindi kauṛī. |