柯林斯词典cowrie (also cowry) 1. N any marine gastropod mollusc of the mostly tropical family Cypraeidae, having a glossy brightly marked shell with an elongated opening 宝贝科海洋软体动物 返回 cowrie剑桥词典a small sea creature with a soft body and a brightly coloured shell , or the shell itself used in the past as money in parts of Africa and southern Asia 宝贝（一种海生贝类动物，壳光滑明亮）；宝贝贝壳（旧时非洲和南亚部分地区用作货币） a cowrie shell 宝贝贝壳 返回 cowrie