Difference between Cowry and Cowrie

What is the difference between Cowry and Cowrie?

Cowry as a noun is any of the marine molluscs of the genus cypraea. while Cowrie as a noun is a gastropod of the family cypraeidae common to the indian ocean.

Cowry

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of the marine molluscs of the genus Cypraea. The money cowry, Cypraea moneta.

Cowrie

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A gastropod of the family Cypraeidae common to the Indian Ocean.The pyriform shell, of the cowrie, especially of the species money cowry (Cypraea moneta), formerly used as money in some areas.

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