ormer

(ôr′mər)

noun

Brit., Dialectal abalone

Origin: Fr dial. (Channel Islands) < Fr ormier < L auris maris, ear of the sea (see ear & mare): from its shape

See ormer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Chiefly British

An abalone, especially of the species Haliotis tuberculata, found chiefly in the Channel Islands.

Origin:

Origin: French dialectal

Origin: , from French ormier

Origin: , short for oreille-de-mer

Origin: , translation of Latin auris maris, sea-ear

Origin: : auris, ear; see ous- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + maris

Origin: , genitive of mare, sea; see mori- in Indo-European roots

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