OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 118

abalone

/æb.əˈləʊ.ni/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
abulón • loco • oreja de mar
An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
After he had brought it close to the canoe, he looked down and saw that it was a great live abalone caught in the flesh. Its color shone out of the water. As it ascended it was so…
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