|  cowry 
 
 any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
 • Syn:
 cowrie
 • Hypernyms:
 gastropod, univalve
 • Hyponyms:
 money cowrie, Cypraea moneta, tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris
 • Member Holonyms:
 Cypraea, genus Cypraea
 
 
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