noun
ormer
Ormer (noun) means a type of sea snail with an ear-shaped shell, especially the kind found around the Channel Islands.
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A type of sea snail with an ear-shaped shell, especially the kind found around the Channel Islands.
"The food I like best of all foods is ormers; but you can't always get them."
— GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page (1974)
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Etymology
From Norman ormèr/ormer, variants of French ormier, a contraction of oreille-de-mer, from Late Latin *auris maris ("ear of the sea"), from Latin auris ("ear") plus mare ("sea").
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What is the meaning of ormer?
"ormer" (noun) means a type of sea snail with an ear-shaped shell, especially the kind found around the Channel Islands.
What is another word for ormer?
Other words for "ormer" include abalone.
