cowry

English

Noun

cowry (plural cowries)

1. Alternative spelling of cowrie.
   • 2020, Abi Daré, The Girl With The Louding Voice, Sceptre, page 261:

     They tie [...] a string of cowry beads around their neck.

Derived terms

• atlantic deer cowry (Macrocypraea cervus)
• chestnut cowry (Neobernaya spadicea)
• egg cowry (Amphiperas ovum)
• money cowry (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta)
• kernel cowry (Nucleolaria nucleus)
• nucleus cowry (Nucleolaria nucleus)
• orange cowry (Cypraea aurantia)
• panther cowry (Cypraea pantherina)
• tiger cowry (Cypraea tigris)
• wrinkled cowry (Nucleolaria nucleus)