abalone

(ab′ə lō)

noun

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

Origin: Calif. MexSp aulón < Costanoan (a Penutian language) aulun

See abalone in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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. Also called ear shell.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish abulón

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