1. Any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
   "cowry shells were once used as currency in some cultures";
   - cowrie

Sounds like: cowrie, kauri, kaury

Derived forms: cowries

Type of: gasteropod [archaic], gastropod, univalve

Part of: Cypraea, genus Cypraea

Encyclopedia: Cowry