cowrie

Etymology
Mid-17th century, borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) A small gastropod (, syn. ) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
 * 2)  Any gastropod of the genus ; its shell.
 * 3)  Any gastropod of the family ; its shell.

Synonyms

 * money cowrie

Derived terms

 * bean cowrie
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Translations

 * Bikol Central:
 * Czech: zavinutec penízkový
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Hindi: कौड़ी
 * Nepali:
 * Romanian:


 * Arabic:
 * Bengali:
 * Bikol Central:
 * Catalan: cauri
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: kauri, zavinutec
 * Dutch:
 * Erzya: ёлдарав
 * Finnish: posliinikotilo
 * French: ,
 * German: Kaurischnecke, ,
 * Hindi: कौड़ी
 * Irish: fínicín
 * Italian: ciprea
 * Japanese: タカラガイ, 宝貝
 * Kannada:
 * Norwegian: kauriskjell
 * Nynorsk: kauri
 * Odia:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Punjabi: ਕੌਡੀ
 * Romanian: dioc
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: cauri
 * Swahili: kauri
 * Swedish: kaurisnäckor
 * Tamil:
 * Waray-Waray: buskay