Definition of Tiger cowrie

1. Noun. Cowrie whose shell is used for ornament.

Exact synonyms: Cypraea Tigris
Generic synonyms: Cowrie, Cowry

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tiger Cowrie

tigecycline
tigella
tigellae
tigelle
tigemonam
tiger's-foot
tiger's eye
tiger-eye
tiger-foot
tiger beetle
tiger beetles
tiger bench
tiger bread
tiger cat
tiger cowrie (current term)
tiger cub
tiger cubs
tiger economies
tiger economy
tiger heart
tiger kidnap
tiger kidnapped
tiger kidnapping
tiger kidnaps
tiger lilies
tiger lily
tiger mom
tiger moms
tiger moth

Literary usage of Tiger cowrie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ocean World: A Description of the Sea & Its Living Inhabitants by Louis Figuier (1869)
"A very fine species, which is very common in collections, is found in the Indian Ocean, from Madagascar to the Moluccas—the tiger cowrie, already figured ..."

2. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1902)
"... the brown mottled, and tiger cowrie are called pule-kula. The pule-tea is highly valued for ornamental purposes. ..."

3. Happy Days in Southern California by Frederick Hastings Rindge (1898)
"... uncle brought from Tahiti, now reposing on the mantel; nor as beautiful as the tiger cowrie, on whose shell is often engraved the Lord's Prayer. ..."

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