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

Finnish: kaurikotilo (fi)

French: cauri (fr) m

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