Cowrie

имя существительное каури (раковина, заменявшая деньги в некоторых частях Азии и Африки)

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Cowrie

also cowry noun (plural cowries) Etymology: Hindi and Urdu kauṛī 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 cowrie

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