abalone

Etymology

From American Spanish abulón, from an indigenous language of the Monterey Bay area such as Rumsen/Southern Ohlone aūlun (“red abalone”) (Haliotis corrugata)]]

noun

  1. (Canada, US, Australia) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
  2. (Canada, US, Australia) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.

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