Abalone Definition

ăbə-lōnē, ăbə-lō-
noun
Any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis, having an ear-shaped shell with a row of holes along the outer edge. The colorful pearly interior of the shell is often used for making ornaments.
American Heritage
Any of a family (Haliotidae) of edible gastropod sea mollusks with an oval, somewhat spiral shell perforated near the edge and lined with mother-of-pearl.
Webster's New World

(US, Australia) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [Mid 19th century.]

Wiktionary
(US, Australia) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc. [Mid 19th century.]
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(trademark) A game played on an hexagonal board where the goal is to "push" the opponent's pieces off the board.

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Other Word Forms of Abalone

Noun

Singular:
abalone
Plural:
abalones

Origin of Abalone

  • From American Spanish abulón, from Spanish aulone, either from Rumsen (Southern Ohlone) aūlun (“red abalone”) or from Shoshone aūlun (“red abalone”).

    From Wiktionary

  • American Spanish abulón from Rumsen (Penutian language of the Monterey Bay area) aulon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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