abalone
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əˈloʊ 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.
Origin:
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
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
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| —n | |
| See also ormer Also called: ear shell 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 decoration | |
| [C19: from American Spanish abulón; origin unknown] | |
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Abalone
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
abalone
1850, Amer.Eng., from Sp. abulon from Costanoan (a California coastal Indian language family) aluan "red abalone."
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Example sentences
Now, imagine us making our bones or our teeth, or imagine an abalone making a shell.
Recently, artificial seedlings have been released to enhance the abalone fisheries.
They ate fruit salad with honey dressing as well as salmon and abalone.
Squid belong to the same group of animals as clams, scallops, oysters and abalone.
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