type of large mollusk found on the California coastne shell, 1850, American English, from Spanish abulon, a loan-word from Rumsen (an extinct native language in the Costanoan family), aluan, said to m [..]

There's a game called Abalone where marbles are pushed around a chinese-checker-like board. Getting "Abaloned" is when your marbles are knocked out of the game. That is, you [..]

A shell sea mollusk animal whose she'll is lined with mother-of-pearl

A mollusk, related to a sea snail, similar in flavor to a clam. It may be cooked by various methods and is best suited to very long or very short cooking times. Also called "Awabi" in Japane [..]

type of large marine mollusk, related to sea snails.

A mollusk, related to a sea snail, similar in flavor to a clam. It may be cooked by various methods and is best suited to very long or very short cooking times. Also called "Awabi" in Japane [..]

This gastropod can be found along the coasts of California, Mexico and Japan. The edible portion is the "adductor muscle" (false foot) by which it clings to rocks. Its iridescent ear:shaped [..]

A mollusk related to the sea snail, eaten fresh, dried and salted, or cooked in dishes similar to clam chowder. Known as "awabi" in Japanese cuisine, as "loco" in South American, a [..]

Abalone are shellfish of the univalve family, meaning they only have one shell, unlike bivalves such as clams that consist of two shells.  This edible gastropod belongs to the same family as the sea s [..]

A mollusk, related to a sea snail, similar in flavor to a clam. It may be cooked by various methods and is best suited to very long or very short cooking times. Also called "Awabi" i [..]

known as Bào yú in Chinese.

(n) any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior

<marine biology> 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. (19 Mar 1998)

(North America,Australia) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus ''Haliotis'', having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.ear-shell,ormer,paua, pawa,perlemoen

abalone (edible univalve mollusc)