Ormer Definition

ôrmər
noun

Abalone.

Webster's New World
A European abalone (Haliotis tuberculata) found chiefly in the Channel Islands.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • sea-ear
  • Haliotis tuberculata
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Other Word Forms of Ormer

Noun

Singular:
ormer
Plural:
ormers

Origin of Ormer

  • 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

  • From Jèrriais ormèr, Guernésiais ormer, variants of French ormier, contraction of oreille-de-mer, from Late Latin *auris maris.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

OORORM

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