Ormer Definition
ôrmər
noun
Webster's New World
A European abalone (Haliotis tuberculata) found chiefly in the Channel Islands.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- sea-ear
- Haliotis tuberculata
Other Word Forms of Ormer
Noun
Singular:
ormer
Plural:
ormersOrigin of Ormer
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French dialectal from French ormier short for oreille-de-mer translation of Latin auris maris sea-ear auris ear ous- in Indo-European roots maris genitive of mare sea mori- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Jèrriais ormèr, Guernésiais ormer, variants of French ormier, contraction of oreille-de-mer, from Late Latin *auris maris.
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