cowrie

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Synonyms: corrie, cowrite, cowie, cowpie, cowdie, lowrie, courie, comrie, coorie, corie, gowrie

Antonyms: corrie, cowrite, cowie, cowpie, cowdie, lowrie, courie, comrie, coorie, corie, gowrie

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Noun

1. A [[small]] [[gastropod]] ({{taxlink|Monetaria moneta|species}}, syn. {{taxlink|Cypraea moneta|species}}) [[common]] in the [[Indian Ocean]]; [[its]] [[shell]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension|dated}} [[any|Any]] [[gastropod]] of the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Cypraea|genus}}; [[its]] [[shell]].
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} [[any|Any]] [[gastropod]] of the [[family]] {{taxfmt|Cypraeidae|family}}; [[its]] [[shell]].

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