noun
- Any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells.
- synonyms: cowry
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
| APA | WordNet. (2010). cowrie. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/cowrie/definitions/1197278 |
| Chicago | WordNet. 2010. "cowrie" http://smartdefine.org/cowrie/definitions/1197278 (accessed September 26, 2026). |
| Harvard | WordNet 2010, cowrie, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/cowrie/definitions/1197278>. |
| MLA | WordNet. "cowrie" 23 October 2010. Web. 26 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/cowrie/definitions/1197278> |