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A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
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Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.
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Usage: broadly, dated
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Any gastropod of the family Cypraeidae; its shell.
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Usage: broadly
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any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cowry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gastropod, univalve
Narrower terms: money cowrie, Cypraea moneta, tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris
Mid-17th century, borrowed from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī).
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Central Bikol:
buskay
— Cypraea moneta
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Czech:
zavinutec penízkový
— Cypraea moneta
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Dutch:
geldkauri
— Cypraea moneta
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Finnish:
kaurikotilo
— Cypraea moneta
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French:
cauri
— Cypraea moneta
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Hindi:
कौड़ी
(kauṛī)
— Cypraea moneta
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Malayalam:
കവടി
(kavaṭi)
— Cypraea moneta
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Nepali:
कौडी
(kauḍī)
— Cypraea moneta
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Polish:
monetka
— Cypraea moneta
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Romanian:
ghioc
— Cypraea moneta
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Arabic:
ودع
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Bengali:
কড়ি
(koṛi)
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Central Bikol:
buskay
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Catalan:
cauri
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Chinese Mandarin:
寶貝 /宝贝
(bǎobèi)
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Czech:
kauri
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Czech:
zavinutec
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Dutch:
kauri
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Erzya:
ёлдарав
(joldarav)
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Finnish:
posliinikotilo
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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French:
cauri
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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French:
porcelaine
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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German:
Kaurischnecke
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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German:
Kaurimuschel
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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German:
Kauri
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Hindi:
कौड़ी
(kauṛī)
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Irish:
fínicín
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Italian:
ciprea
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Japanese:
タカラガイ
(takaragai)
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Japanese:
宝貝
(takaragai)
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Kannada:
ಕವಡೆ
(kavaḍe)
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Malayalam:
കവടി
(kavaṭi)
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Maung:
yurtujurtu
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Norwegian:
kauriskjell
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
kauri
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Odia:
କଉଡ଼ି
(kauṛi)
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Polish:
porcelanka
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Portuguese:
búzio
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Punjabi:
ਕੌਡੀ
(kauḍī)
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Romanian:
dioc
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Russian:
ка́ури
(káuri)
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Spanish:
cauri
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Swahili:
kauri
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Swedish:
kaurisnäckor
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Tamil:
சோகி
(cōki)
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Tooro:
ensimbi class 9
— any member of the genus Cypraea
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Waray-Waray:
buskay
— any member of the genus Cypraea
