"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 Categories (other): Guinea, Historical currencies Disambiguation of Guinea: 55 30 15 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 44 11 46
  2. An extremely tall tree found exclusively in New Zealand, the kauri.
    Sense id: en-cauri-en-noun-~mReImHC Categories (other): Historical currencies, New Zealand Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 44 11 46 Disambiguation of New Zealand: 0 99 1
  3. A type of seashell found on the western coast of the African continent.
    Sense id: en-cauri-en-noun-OwOAZ~hN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Africa, Historical currencies, Mollusks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 10 62 Disambiguation of Africa: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 44 11 46 Disambiguation of Mollusks: 20 18 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cowrie

Inflected forms

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