Common name of Mauritia arabica
 
Common Name Arabian cowrie
Language English
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Global
Locality
Ref. Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier locality/area
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'cowrie' from Hindi 'kauri' from Sanskrit 'kapardika', dimunitive of 'kapardah', i.e., shell, used in the English language from the 17th century. Also Ref. 101110.
 
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