cowrie
noun [ C ] (also cowry) uk/ˈkaʊ.ri/ us/ˈkaʊr.i/
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 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
a cowrie shell 宝贝贝壳