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Noun: tiger cowrie  'tI-gur 'kaw-ree
  1. Cowrie whose shell is used for ornament
    "She wore a necklace made of polished tiger cowrie shells";
    - Cypraea tigris

Derived forms: tiger cowries

Type of: cowrie, cowry

Encyclopedia: Tiger cowrie