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money cowries

money cowries is the plural of money cowry.

money cowries is the plural of money cowrie.

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.

Questions about money cowries

What is money cowries the plural of?
Money cowries is the plural of money cowry.

Words near money cowries in the dictionary

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

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