cowries

英['kaʊri] 美['kaʊri]
  • n.[动]宝贝科宝贝;(从前南亚和非洲部分地区作货币用的)货贝
cowry cowries
Noun:
  1. any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. A Moken tribesman in Myanmar's Andaman Islands displays two large cowrie shells.
      缅甸安达曼群岛上,一位莫肯族人手里展示了两枚大货贝。