Noun: abalone ,a-bu'low-nee
- 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