Common name of Lyncina leucodon
 
Common Name White-toothed cowrie
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Philippines
Locality Mactan, Cebu (Ref. 89179).
Ref. Floren, A.S., 2003
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier morphology
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.
 
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