cowrie

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

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

词形变化

cowries plural cowry alternative kauri alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
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词源

Mid-17th century, borrowed from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī).
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