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Abalone — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abalone noun An edible sea snail with a flattened, ear-shaped shell lined with mother-of-pearl; also, its meat.
  • pawa noun An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.

Senses

Abalone is used for these senses in English:

  • abalone (North America, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [mid 19th c.]
  • pawa (New Zealand) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.

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