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money cowrie

money cowrie is the alternative form of money cowry.

Meaning of money cowry

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.

Forms of money cowrie

pluralmoney cowries

Questions about money cowrie

What is money cowrie the alternative form of?
Money cowrie is the alternative form of money cowry.

Words near money cowrie in the dictionary

  1. money chests
  2. money clip
  3. money clips
  4. money collection
  5. money collections
  6. money cowrie
  7. money cowries
  8. money cowry
  9. money crop
  10. money crops
  11. money dance

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