Meanings
nounmoney cowrie (plural money cowries)
plural money cowries
- alternativeAlternative form of money cowry.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa
Similar
Cypraea moneta
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
money cowrie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20cowrie
MLA
“money cowrie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20cowrie. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “money cowrie,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20cowrie.
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