Cowrie - Wikipedia Cowrie or cowry (pl cowries) is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails in the family Cypraeidae Cowrie shells have held cultural, economic, and ornamental significance in various cultures The cowrie was the shell most widely used worldwide as shell money
Cowrie | Sea Snail, Shells, Mollusk | Britannica Cowrie, any of several marine snails of the subclass Prosobranchia (class Gastropoda) comprising the genus Cypraea, family Cypraeidae The humped, thick shell is beautifully coloured (often speckled) and glossy; the apertural lips, which open into the first whorl in the shell, are inrolled and may
COWRIE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of COWRIE is any of various marine gastropods (family Cypraeidae) that are widely distributed in warm seas and have glossy and often brightly colored shells; also : the shell of a cowrie
Cowrie Cowrie is a medium to high interaction SSH and Telnet honeypot designed to log brute force attacks and the shell interaction performed by attackers Security tool for threat intelligence and attack analysis
cowrie - Wiktionary, the free dictionary cowrie (plural cowries) A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell (by extension, dated) Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell (by extension) Any gastropod of the family Cypraeidae; its shell
Cowries, Family Cypraeidae Proper care must be exercised to avoid ruining cowries Never boil, soak in water, use bleach, acid, or leave decaying flesh in contact with the shell Keep out of direct sunlight and store in the dark to slow down the fading process If the gloss is already marred nothing can be done to fix it
Cowries, Their Beautiful, Valuable Shells and Money - Facts and Details Cowries are marine gastropods from the family Cypraeidae found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans They have shiny, patterned shells much sought after by collectors When the animal is alive the shell is covered by a flap of skin which is part of a brightly-colored mantle
Cowrie - Definition, Types, Morphological Characteristics and Uses Cowrie shells, also known as sacred Miigis Shells or white shells, are used in Midewiwin ceremonies by the Ojibwe people of North America, and the Whiteshell Provincial Park in Manitoba, Canada, is named after this type of shell