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COWRY

\kˈa͡ʊɹi], \kˈa‍ʊɹi], \k_ˈaʊ_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of COWRY

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A small shell used as money in the E. Indies and in Africa.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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