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cowrie vs Cypraea moneta

Cypraea moneta vs cowrie

cowrie and Cypraea moneta both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cowrie Yes No No No
Cypraea moneta Yes No No No
As nouns, Cypraea moneta is a hyponym of cowrie; that is, Cypraea moneta is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cowrie:
  • cowrie: any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
  • Cypraea moneta: cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa
Other hyponyms of cowrie include money cowrie, Cypraea tigris, tiger cowrie.
cowrie (noun) Cypraea moneta (noun)
any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa
Difference between cowrie and Cypraea moneta

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