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cowry

/ˈkaʊri/ /ˈkaʊəri/

Meanings

noun

贝壳,海贝。

A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.

Examples :

孩子们度假时在海滩上捡到了几个漂亮的贝壳。