Abalone Definition
ăbə-lōnē, ăbə-lō-
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.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World
(US, Australia) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [Mid 19th century.]
Wiktionary
(US, Australia) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc. [Mid 19th century.]
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Abalone
Noun
Singular:
abalone
Plural:
abalonesOrigin of Abalone
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From American Spanish abulón, from Spanish aulone, either from Rumsen (Southern Ohlone) aūlun (“red abalone”) or from Shoshone aūlun (“red abalone”).
From Wiktionary
American Spanish abulón from Rumsen (Penutian language of the Monterey Bay area) aulon
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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