(n) :
a gastropod of the family Cypraeidae common to the Indian Ocean; the pyriformshell, of the cowrie, especially of the species money cowry (Cypraea moneta), formerly used as money in some areas
(n) :
a gastropod of the family Cypraeidae common to the Indian Ocean; the pyriformshell, of the cowrie, especially of the species money cowry (Cypraea moneta), formerly used as money in some areas