money cowry

English

Three money cowries (Monetaria moneta)

Noun

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.

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