Difference between revisions of "Cowrieosity"

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* '''curiosity'''
 
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* '''cowrie:''' a type of shell, used in some cultures as a form of currency
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* '''cowrie:''' a type of shell, used in some cultures as a form of currency; also as a fertility symbol--the lengthwise opening looks like a vulva
 
 
 
* '''cow:''' an animal sacred to Isis in Egyptian mythology
 
* '''cow:''' an animal sacred to Isis in Egyptian mythology

Latest revision as of 13:13, 7 January 2010

  • curiosity
  • cowrie: a type of shell, used in some cultures as a form of currency; also as a fertility symbol--the lengthwise opening looks like a vulva
  • cow: an animal sacred to Isis in Egyptian mythology