A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell. / (by extension, dated) Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.

plural of cowrie / plural of cowry

Alternative spelling of cowrie.

plural of money cowry

A marine shellfish; Trivia merces

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.