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Webster 1913 Edition


Abalone

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Abˊa-lo′ne

(ăbˊȧ-lō′nē̍)
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Noun.
(Zool.)
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.