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18:08 Jul 17, 2009 |
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO] Science - Zoology / Shells | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Ali Beikian Iran Local time: 01:39 | ||||||
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5 +4 | cowrie/cowry shell |
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cowrie/cowry shell Explanation: کس گربه مهره اي است که گويا از بقاياي جانوران دريا گرفته و نرم تنان بدست آيد و آن را درجزء نظر قرباني براي جلوگيري از چشم زدن به کودکان مي آويزند. http://www.mibosearch.com/word.aspx?wName=کس Its exact English equivalent is cowry shell/cowri shell. cowry: a marine gastropod mollusc with a smooth, glossy, domed shell with a long, narrow opening http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/cowrie?view=uk I believe it is because of the similaity between "cat’s vulva " and "cowry shell", that the latter has been likened to the former and has been called "کس گربه", especially because they are both "with a long, narrow opening" Here is an image of "cowry shell" http://www.seashellworld.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/mon... |
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