money cowry
English edit
Noun edit
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 edit
mollusc of the species Monetaria moneta
References edit
- Monetaria moneta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Erosariinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Monetaria moneta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons