Cowrie shell
Esquema
Jerarquía
<materials by composition> > combination inorganic/organic material > combination inorganic/organic animal material > <shell and shell material> > shell (animal material) > seashell
Descripción
Shell of any of numerous marine gastropod mollusks of a family widely distributed in warm seas; beautifully polished, often brightly colored, and much used for ornament or as money.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- kaurischelp [nl]
- porcelaine (cowrie shell) [fr]
- concha de caurí [es]
- cowrie shells [en]
- courie shell [en]
- cowry shell [en]
- shell, courie [en]
- shell, cowrie [en]
- shell, cowry [en]
- cyprée [fr]