Cowries

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.

2.noun(by extension) Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.

3.noun(by extension) Any gastropod of the family Cypraeidae; its shell.

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