cowrie

n. 宝贝, 海, 贝壳

发音

其它 /ˈkaʊ.ɹi/
US /ˈkaʊ.ɹi/

词形变化

cowries 复数 cowries

别名

cowrey kaurie cowry kowrie kauri

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.

  2. 2.

    Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.

    宝贝

    过时 引申义
  3. 3.

    Any gastropod of the family Cypraeidae; its shell.

    引申义

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

cowry

上位词 2

gastropod univalve

相关短语

Cowrie Point bean cowrie

词源

Mid-17th century, borrowed from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī).

来源：wiktionary