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"feminine"
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"word": "Kaurischnecke"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Kaurimuschel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Kauri"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "kauṛī",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "कौड़ी"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fínicín"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ciprea"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "takaragai",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"word": "タカラガイ"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "takaragai",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"word": "宝貝"
},
{
"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "kavaḍe",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"word": "ಕವಡೆ"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"word": "kauriskjell"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"word": "kauri"
},
{
"code": "or",
"lang": "Odia",
"roman": "kôuṛi",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"word": "କଉଡ଼ି"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"word": "kauri"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "búzio"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "kauḍī",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"word": "ਕੌਡੀ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"word": "dioc"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "káuri",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "ка́ури"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cauri"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"word": "kauri"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"word": "kaurisnäckor"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "cōki",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"word": "சோகி"
},
{
"code": "war",
"lang": "Waray-Waray",
"sense": "any member of the genus Cypraea",
"word": "buskay"
}
],
"word": "cowrie"
}
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