| NOUN | animal | money cowrie, Cypraea moneta | cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa |
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| Meaning | cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa. | |
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| Synonym | Cypraea moneta | |
| Broader | cowrie, cowry | Any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells |
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