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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abalone \Ab`a*lo"ne\ ([a^]b`[.a]*l[=o]"n[-e]), n. (Zo["o]l.)
A univalve mollusk of the genus {Haliotis}. The shell is
lined with mother-of-pearl, and used for ornamental purposes;
the sea-ear. Several large species are found on the coast of
California, clinging closely to the rocks.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
abalone
n : any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus
Heliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
[syn: {ear-shell}]
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