"money cowry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: money cowries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=money cowry}} money cowry (plural money cowries)
  1. 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. Categories (lifeform): Littorinimorphs Translations (mollusc of the species Monetaria moneta): kaurikotilo (Finnish), cauri [masculine] (French), zegë (Sango)

Inflected forms

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