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

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cowrie

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈkaʊ.ɹi/Part of speech nounSorted ceiorwStarts with CEnds with E0 clues

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

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

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