abalone
IPA: æbʌɫˈoʊni
noun
- (Canada, US, Australia) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
- (Canada, US, Australia) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.
Examples of "abalone" in Sentences
- So we set up camp on the beach which was nearly covered in abalone shells.
- (Italy) and abulón, the Spanish source of our word abalone -- began 30 years ago in La Jolla.
- (Italy) and abulón, the Spanish source of our word abalone -- began 30 years ago in California.
- Raymond Chin Pang Shue was identified as the abalone diver who died in an incident that began at about 8: 30 a.m.
- The total annual allowable catch of perlemoen, also known as abalone, has dropped rapidly over the years to the current 100 tons.
- While investigating the case, police caught two Chinese nationals and a South African in possession of perlemoen (also known as abalone) on the farm Breelaagte, on the Cockscoombe road.