money cowry

English

Noun

money cowry (plural 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.

Translations

mollusc of the species Monetaria moneta

Finnish: kaurikotilo (fi)
French: cauri (fr) m
Sango: zegë (sg)

References

Monetaria moneta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Erosariinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Monetaria moneta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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