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cowries

cowries is the plural of cowrie.

cowries is the plural of cowry.

Meaning of cowrie

Noun

cowrie (plural cowries)

  1. A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
    Synonyms:
    money cowrie, shell money, wampum
  2. (broadly, dated) Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.
  3. (broadly) Any gastropod of the family Cypraeidae; its shell.

Phrases with cowries

Questions about cowries

What is cowries the plural of?
Cowries is the plural of cowrie.

Words near cowries in the dictionary

  1. Cowra
  2. cowrey
  3. cowreys
  4. cowrie
  5. Cowrie Point
  6. cowries
  7. cowrite
  8. cowriter
  9. cowriters
  10. cowrites
  11. cowriting

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