cowrie

n. 宝贝, 海, 贝壳

异体字:cowry 名词复数:cowries 

cowrie 或 cow.ry

n.（名词）
【复数】 cow.ries
Any of various tropical marine gastropods of the family Cypraeidae, having glossy, often brightly marked shells, some of which are used as currency in the South Pacific and Africa.
子安贝：任一种宝贝科中的热带海洋腹足纲软体动物，有光滑的，通常是贝壳泽斑纹的贝壳，在南太平洋地区和非洲，有些贝壳被当作货币使用

来源：
Hindi kauôo
印地语 kauôo
from Sanskrit kapardik3 [diminutive of] kapardaô [shell]
源自 梵文 kapardik3 [] kapardaô的小后缀 [贝壳]
[of Dravidian origin]
[源于达罗毗荼语]