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cowrie or cowry (plural cowries) is the
common
name for a group of
small
to large sea snails,
marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeid, the cowries.
The
African
people
made
clothing out of cowrie shells.
cowrie
by
eggfryrie
November 11, 2020
Get the
cowrie
mug.