money cowry
English
Noun
money cowry (plural money cowries)
- A mollusc of the species Cypraea moneta, the shells of which were formerly used as money by populations on most continents (the Americas, Asia, Africa, Oceania).
Translations
mollusc of the species Cypraea moneta
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