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Noun: abalone  ,a-bu'low-nee
  1. Any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
    "The chef prepared a delicious abalone steak";
    - ear-shell

Derived forms: abalones

Type of: gasteropod [archaic], gastropod, univalve

Part of: genus Haliotis, Haliotis

Encyclopedia: Abalone