abalone

ab·a·lo·ne  (b-ln, b-l-)

n.

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. Also called ear shell.

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[American Spanish abulón.]

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abalone [ab-a-lone-ee]

Noun

an edible sea creature with a shell lined with mother-of-pearl [American Spanish abulón]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

abalone - any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior ear-shell gastropod, univalve - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes genus Haliotis, Haliotis - type genus of the family Haliotidae Haliotis tuberculata, ormer, sea-ear - an abalone found near the Channel Islands