abalone

[ ab-uh-loh-nee ]

/ ˌæb əˈloʊ ni /

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noun

a large mollusk of the genus Haliotis, having a bowllike shell bearing a row of respiratory holes, the flesh of which is used for food and the shell for ornament and as a source of mother-of-pearl.

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Origin of abalone

1840–50, Americanism; taken as singular of California Spanish abulones, plural of abulón,aulón< a word in Rumsen, a Costanoan language formerly spoken at Monterey, California

Words nearby abalone

ab aeterno, abaft, Abagtha, Abailard, Abakan, abalone, abamp, abampere, abandon, abandoned, abandonee

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How to use abalone in a sentence

The business plans called for growing abalone, lobster, oysters, clams, and seaweed.
Undersea vertical farms could be the future of sustainable seafood|Maria Finn/Hothouse|October 13, 2021|Popular-Science
In the case of the excruciatingly slow-growing red abalone, this could be ten to twelve years.
The Foraging Wars: Extreme Eating Hits California|Debra A. Klein|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In California, tourists have been pitted against career foragers, causing problems for wild mushrooms and abalone.
The Foraging Wars: Extreme Eating Hits California|Debra A. Klein|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On these we stroll and gather abalone shells and empty sea eggs and other relics up-thrown by winter storms.
Indian Legends of Vancouver Island|Alfred Carmichael

Emmie, grown very pink, had thrust Editha and Archibald Abalone under the table.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
Disks of abalone shell with small openings to permit actual vision were fitted into the eye openings in the basket.
Pomo Bear Doctors|Samuel Alfred Barrett
Incidentally, it is interesting to note that the Chinese consumed the abalone meat in large quantities.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913|Harris Newmark
Yet as each man rose again usually he had secured one or more of the large abalone shells.
The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines|Margaret O'Bannon Womack Vandercook

British Dictionary definitions for abalone

abalone

/ (ˌæbəˈləʊnɪ) /

noun

any of various edible marine gastropod molluscs of the genus Haliotis, having an ear-shaped shell that is perforated with a row of respiratory holes. The shells are used for ornament or decorationAlso called: ear shell See also ormer

Word Origin for abalone

C19: from American Spanish abulón; origin unknown

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