Definitions for cowrie
ˈkaʊ ricowrie

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cowrie, cowrynoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cowrienoun

   A gastropod of the family Cypraeidae common to the Indian Ocean.

2. cowrienoun

   The pyriform shell, of the cowrie, especially of the species money cowry (Cypraea moneta), formerly used as money in some areas.

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1. Cowrie

   Cowrie or cowry (pl. cowries) is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The term porcelain derives from the old Italian term for the cowrie shell (porcellana) due to their similar appearance. Shells of certain species have historically been used as currency in several parts of the world, as well as being used, in the past and present, very extensively in jewelry, and for other decorative and ceremonial purposes. The cowrie was the shell most widely used worldwide as shell money. It is most abundant in the Indian Ocean, and was collected in the Maldive Islands, in Sri Lanka, along the Indian Malabar coast, in Borneo and on other East Indian islands, in Maluku in the Pacific, and in various parts of the African coast from Ras Hafun to Mozambique. Cowrie shell money was important in the trade networks of Africa, South Asia, and East Asia. In the United States and Mexico, cowrie species inhabit the waters off Central California to Baja California (the chestnut cowrie is the only cowrie species native to the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of the United States; further south, off the coast of Mexico, Central America and Peru, Little Deer Cowrie habitat can be found; and further into the Pacific from Central America, the Pacific habitat range of Money Cowrie can be reached) as well as the waters south of the Southeastern United States.Some species in the family Ovulidae are also often referred to as cowries. In the British Isles the local Trivia species (family Triviidae, species Trivia monacha and Trivia arctica) are sometimes called cowries. The Ovulidae and the Triviidae are other families within Cypraeoidea, the superfamily of cowries and their close relatives.

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1. cowrie

   A cowrie is a small, brightly polished sea shell from the animal family Cypraeidae, primarily used in the past in various parts of the world as a form of currency. Also, in some cultures, they are utilized for ornamental or ritual purposes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cowrienoun

   same as Kauri

2. Cowrienoun

   alt. of Cowry

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cowrie

   Cowry, kow′ri, n. a large genus of Gasteropods, including over a hundred species, some of which are familiar as decorative objects, and as a medium of exchange with uncivilised peoples. [Hindi kaurī.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cowrie

   Small shells, Cypræa moneta, used for money or barter in Africa and the East Indies.

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1. • Gastropod

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cowrie in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cowrie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cowrie
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cowrie
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowrie
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowrie
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cowrie
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=cowrie