Noun: cowrie kaw-ree
- Any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
"Cowrie shells were once used as currency in some cultures";
- cowry
Sounds like: cowry, kauri, kaury
Type of: gasteropod [archaic], gastropod, univalve
Part of: Cypraea, genus Cypraea
Encyclopedia: Cowrie