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Noun: Cypraea moneta
  1. Cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa
    - money cowrie

Type of: cowrie, cowry

Encyclopedia: Cypraea moneta

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Cyperaceae
Cyperus
Cyperus alternifolius
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperus longus
Cyperus papyrus
Cyperus rotundus
cypher
Cyphomandra
Cypraea
Cypraea moneta
Cypraea tigris
Cypraeidae
cypre
cypress
cypress family
cypress pine
cypress sedge
cypress spurge
cypress tree
cypress vine