Английский Этимологический словарь - cowrie
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~ n a shiny brightly-coloured tropical shell, used in former times as money in parts of Africa and Asia ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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also cowry noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Hindi & Urdu kau?i Date: 1662 any of various marine gastropods (family Cypraeidae) that are widely distributed in warm seas and have glossy and often brightly colored shells; also the shell of a ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (also cowry) (pl. -ies) 1 any gastropod mollusc of the family Cypraeidae, having a smooth glossy and usu. brightly-coloured shell. 2 its shell, esp. used as money in parts of Africa and S. Asia. Etymology: Urdu & Hindi kauri ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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