money cowry

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money cowry

noun money cowries

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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noun mollusc of the species Monetaria moneta

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@misc{money_cowry_2026,
  title = {money cowry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/money%20cowry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}