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  1. Cowrie - Wikipedia

    Cowrie or cowry (pl. cowries) is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails in the family Cypraeidae. Cowrie shells have held cultural, economic, and ornamental significance in …

  2. Cowrie | Sea Snail, Shells, Mollusk | Britannica

    Cowrie, any of several marine snails of the subclass Prosobranchia (class Gastropoda) comprising the genus Cypraea, family Cypraeidae. The humped, thick shell is beautifully …

  3. GitHub - cowrie/cowrie: Cowrie SSH/Telnet Honeypot https://docs.cowrie

    What is Cowrie Cowrie is a medium to high interaction SSH and Telnet honeypot designed to log brute force attacks and the shell interaction performed by the attacker.

  4. Cowrie

    Cowrie is a medium to high interaction SSH and Telnet honeypot designed to log brute force attacks and the shell interaction performed by attackers. Security tool for threat intelligence …

  5. Cowries, Their Beautiful, Valuable Shells and Money - Facts and …

    Cowries are marine gastropods from the family Cypraeidae found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They have shiny, patterned shells much sought after by collectors. When the animal …

  6. What Is a Cowrie Shell? History, Meaning, and Uses

    Aug 24, 2025 · Cowrie shells originate from marine gastropod mollusks, specifically sea snails of the family Cypraeidae. These organisms primarily inhabit warm tropical and subtropical …

  7. Cowries - Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

    Cowries have been observed feeding on algae, sponges, seaweed, carrion and other gastropods.

  8. COWRIE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Dec 5, 2016 · The meaning of COWRIE is any of various marine gastropods (family Cypraeidae) that are widely distributed in warm seas and have glossy and often brightly colored shells; also …

  9. cowrie - Infoplease

    cowrie or cowry both: kouˈrē [key], common name applied to marine gastropods belonging to the family Cypraeidae, a well-developed family of marine snails found in the tropics. Cowries are …

  10. COWRIE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Beads of hard cheese, two inches in diameter, are strung like a necklace of cowrie shells or a rosary, fifty to a hundred on a string.