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or⋅mer

  [awr-mer]
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–noun
1. an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
2. any abalone.
Origin:
1665–75; < F ormier < L auris maris ear of the sea
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or·mer   (ôr'mər)   
n.   Chiefly British
An abalone, especially of the species Haliotis tuberculata, found chiefly in the Channel Islands.

[French dialectal, from French ormier, short for oreille-de-mer, translation of Latin auris maris, sea-ear : auris, ear; see ous- in Indo-European roots + maris, genitive of mare, sea; see mori- in Indo-European roots.]
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