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单词 cowrie
释义  Related topics: Biologycow·rie /ˈkaʊri/ noun [countable]  HBa small shiny shell that was used in the past as money in parts of Africa and Asia 〔非洲和亚洲一些地区过去用作货币的〕宝螺Examples from the Corpuscowrie• Clenched teeth of cowrie shells draped from her noble neck.• Because of their symbolic potency cowrie shells were often copied in precious metals.• The cowrie concentrates its secretion along the sides of the mantle, forming a shell like a loosely clenched fist.Origin cowrie (1600-1700) Hindi kauricow·rie nounChineseSyllable  shell a in used was shiny small Corpus that
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