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ABALONE

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ABALONE (noun)
  The noun ABALONE has 1 sense:

1. any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior

  Familiarity information: ABALONE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


ABALONE (noun)


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Meaning:

Any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

abalone; ear-shell

Hypernyms ("abalone" is a kind of...):

gastropod; univalve (a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abalone"):

Haliotis tuberculata; ormer; sea-ear (an abalone found near the Channel Islands)

Holonyms ("abalone" is a member of...):

genus Haliotis; Haliotis (type genus of the family Haliotidae)


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