cowrie

1. Any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells (synset 101956002)
   is a type of: gastropod, univalve - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
   subtypes:

   • cypraea moneta, money cowrie - cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa
   • cypraea tigris, tiger cowrie - cowrie whose shell is used for ornament
   belongs to: cypraea, genus cypraea - type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries
   same as: cowry

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