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abalone.

An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.

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Meaning & usage

noun/æb.əˈləʊ.ni/Received-Pronunciation/æb.əˈloʊ.ni/General-American/ˈæb.əˌloʊ.ni/General-American/ˈæbəlɒn/Singapore
  1. An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.

    Australia · Canada · Hong-Kong · Singapore · US · uncountable · usually
  2. The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.

    Australia · Canada · Hong-Kong · Singapore · US · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Southern Ohlone aulunbor. Spanish abulónbor. English abalone From American Spanish abulón, from an indigenous language of the Monterey Bay area such as Rumsen/Southern Ohlone aūlun (“red abalone”)

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