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abalone definition

☆ aba·lone (ab′ə lō′nē)

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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