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Definition of Cowry
1. Noun. Any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells.
Generic synonyms: Gastropod, Univalve
Group relationships: Cypraea, Genus Cypraea
Specialized synonyms: Cypraea Moneta, Money Cowrie, Cypraea Tigris, Tiger Cowrie
Definition of Cowry
1. Noun. Any of the marine molluscs of the genus ''Cypraea''. ¹
2. Noun. The money cowry, ''Cypraea moneta''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cowry
1. a glossy seashell [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cowry
Literary usage of Cowry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1859)
"A species of this family called the C. princeps, "the brindled cowry of the
Persian gulf," is very highly prized by conchologists for its rarity And beauty. ..."
2. Little Folks in Feathers and Fur, and Others in Neither by Olive Thorne Miller, Hildibrand, A. Mesnel, Ecosse, E.P. Dutton (Firm)., J.J. Little & Co (1880)
"THE LITTLE CREATURES THAT LIVE IN THE cowry SHELLS. ... When I was a child I used
to wonder what sort of an animal lived in the cowry Shells, ..."
3. The Races of Man: An Outline of Anthropology and Ethnography by Joseph Deniker (1900)
"... of offence—Bow and arrows—Arms of defence —Neutral relations —
Comment-—Money—cowry—Transports and means of communication—Primitive
vehicles—Navigation. ..."
4. Ruling Case Law as Developed and Established by the Decisions and by William Mark McKinney, Burdett Alberto Rich (1917)
"Issuing paper money is not an attempt to coin money out of a valueless material,
like the coinage of leather or ivory or cowry shells. ..."
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