名詞 cowrie:

1. any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
   同義詞：cowry

cowrie 或 cow.ry

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 cow.ries
Any of various tropical marine gastropods of the family Cypraeidae, having glossy, often brightly marked shells, some of which are used as currency in the South Pacific and Africa.
子安貝：任一種寶貝科中的熱帶海洋腹足綱軟體動(dòng)物，有光滑的，通常是貝殼澤斑紋的貝殼，在南太平洋地區(qū)和非洲，有些貝殼被當(dāng)作貨幣使用

來(lái)源：
Hindi kauôo
印地語(yǔ) kauôo
from Sanskrit kapardik3 [diminutive of] kapardaô [shell]
源自 梵文 kapardik3 [] kapardaô的小后綴 [貝殼]
[of Dravidian origin]
[源于達(dá)羅毗荼語(yǔ)]