cowrie

cowrie读音音标

英[ˈkaʊri]

美[\\\'kaʊrɪ]

基本意思释义

n.宝贝科宝贝，（从前南亚和非洲部分地区作货币用的）货贝

词性变化

复数:cowries;

短语及实用例句

A hundred years ago you could still pay your taxes in Uganda in cowrie shells.

100年前你还能用子安贝贝壳在乌干达缴税.

英英释义

Noun

1. any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells