单词 | ear shell |
释义 | > as lemmasear shell ear shell n. an abalone or ormer (genus Haliotis), which has an ear-shaped shell; the shell itself. ΚΠ 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xvi. 373 Eare-shell. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ear Shell, auris marina, in natural history, the name of a genus of shell-fish. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 14/2 This section of Gastropods [sc. Haliotidae] commonly called ‘Ear-shells’ or ‘Sea-ears’. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xv. 395 In the ear-shell or Haliotis, which is an old-fashioned Gasteropod, there are two well-developed gills. 2011 M. Walters & J. Johnson World of Animals (ed. 2) 60 (caption) The abalone or ear shell is valued for its pearly lining and as a food. < as lemmas |
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