cowry

common name for a group of sea snails
Taxon organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name Q366291
cowry
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cowry

Summary

cowry is an organisms known by a particular common name[1]. cowry draws 1,285 Wikipedia views per month (organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name category, ranking #162 of 423).[2]

Key Facts

  • cowry's instance of is recorded as organisms known by a particular common name[3].
  • cowry's Commons category is recorded as Cowrie shells[4].
  • cowry's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
  • cowry's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[6].
  • cowry's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[7].
  • cowry's this taxon is source of is recorded as cowrie shell[8].
  • cowry's different from is recorded as Agathis[9].
  • cowry's different from is recorded as Q114035382[10].
  • cowry's different from is recorded as cowry[11].

Why It Matters

cowry draws 1,285 Wikipedia views per month (organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name category, ranking #162 of 423).[2] cowry has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] cowry is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Different from Agathis, Q114035382, cowry
    Aliases
    This taxon is source of cowrie shell
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531270905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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