cowry

Noun

Meaning

A marine shell of the genus Cypraea.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cowrie seashell kauri univalve conch Babes

Hypernyms

gastropod univalve

Hyponyms

money cowrie Cypraea moneta Cypraea tigris tiger cowrie

Phrases with the word

nucleus cowry, nucleus cowrie atlantic deer cowry chestnut cowry egg cowry kernel cowry nucleus cowry

Derivatives

cowries

Examples

Playing pieces are seeds, beans, stones, cowry shells, half-marbles or other small undifferentiated counters that are placed in and transferred about the holes during play. Source: Internet

The Bengal-Maldives cowry shell trade was the largest shell currency trade network in history. Source: Internet

To further incentivize the soldiers, each soldier received bonuses paid in cowry shells for each enemy they killed or captured in battle. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cowrie cowrite cowriter cows cows and bulls cows and kisses