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| has gloss | (noun) any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells cowry, cowrie |
| has gloss | eng: Cowry shells (also spelled cowrie), are marine snails of the genus Cypraea (family Cypraeidae), found chiefly in tropical regions. The shell itself is almost always smooth (a few species have granular shells) and more or less egg-shaped, with a long, narrow, slit-like opening (aperture). All varieties have a porcelain-like shine (except Hawaii's granulated cowry) and many have colorful patterns. Sizes range from 5 mm (1/5") for some tropical species to 15 cm (6") for the tiger cowry, Cypraea tigris. |
| has gloss | eng: Cowry, also sometimes spelled cowrie, plural cowries, is the common name for a group of small to large marine gastropods in the family Cypraeidae. The word cowry is also often used to refer to the shells of these snails. |
| lexicalization | eng: cowrie |
| lexicalization | eng: cowry |
| lexicalization | eng: Cypraea |
| subclass of | (noun) a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes univalve, gastropod |
| has subclass | (noun) cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa money cowrie, Cypraea moneta |
| has subclass | (noun) cowrie whose shell is used for ornament Cypraea tigris, tiger cowrie |
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| Arabic | |
| has gloss | ara: الودعات هي مجموعة قواقع بحرية صغيرة وكبيرة، من الرخويات البحرية وطائفة البطنقدميات. |
| lexicalization | ara: ودعة |
| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: druh měkkýše |
| Mandarin Chinese | |
| lexicalization | cmn: mǎ nǎo bei |
| lexicalization | cmn: 玛瑙贝 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 瑪瑙貝 |
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| lexicalization | cmn: bèi ke |
| lexicalization | cmn: 貝殼 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 贝壳 |
| lexicalization | cmn: bei |
| lexicalization | cmn: 貝 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 贝 |
| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Cypraea ist eine Gattung aus der Familie der Kaurischnecken (Cypraeidae) und umfasst lediglich zwei Arten, zum einen die sehr bekannte Cypraea tigris und zum anderen die seltenere Cypraea pantherina. Das Verbreitungsgebiet der Art C. tigris erstreckt sich von der Ostküste Afrikas über den gesamten Indischen Ozean bis zur Südsee, die Art C. pantherina ist ausschließlich im Roten Meer beheimatet. |
| lexicalization | deu: Kaurischnecke |
| lexicalization | deu: Cypraea |
| Esperanto | |
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| lexicalization | epo: kaŭrio1 |
| lexicalization | epo: monkonko |
| Finnish | |
| lexicalization | fin: kaurikotilo |
| lexicalization | fin: posliinikotilo |
| French | |
| has gloss | fra: La famille des Cypraeidae est une des plus vaste famille de coquillages, une des plus célèbres aussi puisque c’est celle des fameuses « porcelaines ». Leur aspect lisse et brillant, leurs couleurs éclatantes sont à l’origine de cette popularité. |
| lexicalization | fra: Cypraea |
| lexicalization | fra: cauri |
| Gaelic | |
| has gloss | gla: 'S e seòrsa mhaorach a tha ann am faoiteag neo maighdeag (trivia sp.) |
| lexicalization | gla: Faoiteag |
| Hindi | |
| lexicalization | hin: kOdI |
| Indonesian | |
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| lexicalization | ind: uang/kerang |
| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: Cypraea è un genere di molluschi gasteropodi appartenente alla famiglia delle Cypraeidae. |
| lexicalization | ita: Cypraea |
| Japanese | |
| has gloss | jpn: タカラガイ（宝貝、）はタカラガイ科の巻貝の総称。特にそれらの貝殻を指すこともある。 |
| lexicalization | jpn: タカラガイ |
| Lithuanian | |
| has gloss | lit: Kaurės – kaurinių (Cypraeidae) šeimos pilvakojų moliuskų gentis. |
| lexicalization | lit: Kaurės |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | |
| has gloss | nno: :For kauritre, sjå slekta Agathis Kauri er namnet på skalet av porselenssneglar, særleg Cypraea moneta, som har ein lang historie som pynt og pengar i Afrika og Eurasia. |
| lexicalization | nno: kauri |
| Portuguese | |
| has gloss | por: Cypraea é um género de moluscos gastrópodes marinhos, vulgarmente conhecidos como búzios. |
| lexicalization | por: Cypraea |
| Russian | |
| has gloss | rus: Ципреи, или Каури ( — кипреи ) — род морских брюхоногих моллюсков из семейства Cypraeidae, последний оборот раковины которых раскрывает все предыдущие. |
| lexicalization | rus: каури |
| Sanskrit | |
| lexicalization | san: हिरण्य |
| Tulu | |
| lexicalization | tcy: ಕೌಡಿ |
| Thai | |
| lexicalization | tha: ดูcowrie |
| lexicalization | tha: หอยดังกล่าว |
| lexicalization | tha: เปลือกหอยเงินตรา |
| Turkish | |
| has gloss | tur: Cypraea, yumuşakçalar (Mollusca) şubesinin karından bacaklılar (Gastropoda) sınıfındaki Cypraeidae familyasında yer alan bir deniz salyangozu cinsidir. |
| lexicalization | tur: Cypraea |
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| member of | (noun) type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries genus Cypraea, Cypraea |
| similar | e/Cowry |
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| similar | e/simple/Cowry |
| Media | |
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| media:img | 3-porcelaine-cyprea.jpg |
| media:img | Buzio aberto.jpg |
| media:img | Buzio fechado.jpg |
| media:img | Cypraea diluculum.jpg |
| media:img | Cypraea friendii.jpg |
| media:img | Cypraea mappa.jpg |
| media:img | Cypraea moneta.jpg |
| media:img | Cypraea pantherina 600x600.jpg |
| media:img | Cypraea spadicea.jpg |
| media:img | Cypraea testudinaria dorsal view.jpg |
| media:img | Cypraea tigris (Tiger cowrie).jpg |
| media:img | Cypraea tigris 600x600.jpg |
| media:img | Cypraea-argus.jpg |
| media:img | Cypraea-erosa.jpg |
| media:img | Cypraea-pantherina.jpg |
| media:img | Cypraea-tigris.jpg |
| media:img | Cypraeatigris.jpg |
| media:img | Cypraeida lyncina aurantium 600x600.jpg |
| media:img | Different cowries named.jpg |
| media:img | Different cowries.jpg |
| media:img | Perisserosa guttata guttata 600x600.JPG |
| media:img | Porcelanki-kon.jpg |
| media:img | Verbreitungsgebiet Cypraea.gif |
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