money cowries

A form of money cowry — A mollusc of the species Monetaria moneta (syn. Cypraea moneta), the shells of which were formerly used as money by populations in Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of money cowry
  2. pluralplural of money cowrie
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