Значение

значений: 3

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

  2. (шире, устаревшее)Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.

    Kaurischnecke, Kaurimuschel, Kauri

    ка́уриkáuri

  3. (шире)Any gastropod of the family Cypraeidae; its shell.

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

Переводы

языков: 7
Русский
any member of the genus Cypraea:
Deutsch
any member of the genus Cypraea:

Происхождение

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

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

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Формы

мн. число: cowries
Ед. числоcowrie
Мн. числоcowries

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 4
shell of M. moneta:wampumshell money
Monetaria moneta:money cowrie
Близкие по смыслу
  • any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells:cowry

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 1
Производныеbean cowrie

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