"cauri" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cauris [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cauri (plural cauris)
  1. A former monetary subdivision, equivalent to one hundredth of a Guinean syli.
    Sense id: en-cauri-en-noun-c-Gu0iB8
  2. An extremely tall tree found exclusively in New Zealand, the kauri. Categories (place): Guinea, New Zealand
    Sense id: en-cauri-en-noun-~mReImHC Disambiguation of Guinea: 27 45 27 Disambiguation of New Zealand: 1 98 1
  3. A type of seashell found on the western coast of the African continent. Categories (topical): Historical currencies Categories (place): Africa Categories (lifeform): Mollusks
    Sense id: en-cauri-en-noun-OwOAZ~hN Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 27 25 48 Disambiguation of Africa: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Mollusks: 20 28 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 15 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cowrie

Inflected forms

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