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abalone

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As a noun, abalone means an edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.

Meanings of abalone

3 meanings

noun

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

  2. north americaAustraliaThe meat of the aforementioned mollusc.

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

    Similar: ear-shell

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abalone around the world

AustraliaAn edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
AustraliaThe meat of the aforementioned mollusc.

Synonyms by meaning

noun: any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genu…
ear-shell

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