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money cowry

British  

noun

  1. a tropical marine gastropod, Cypraea moneta

  2. the shell of this mollusc, used as money in some parts of Africa and S Asia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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