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单词 abalone
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ab•a•lo•ne /ˌæbəˈloʊni/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -nes. 
  1. Invertebratesa kind of mollusk or shellfish with a flat, oval shell.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ab•a•lo•ne  (ab′ə lō′nē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Invertebratesa large mollusk of the genus Haliotis, having a bowllike shell bearing a row of respiratory holes, the flesh of which is used for food and the shell for ornament and as a source of mother-of-pearl.
  • a word in Rumsen, a Costanoan language formerly spoken at Monterey, California
  • taken as singular of California Spanish abulones, plural of abulón, aulón 1840–50, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
abalone /ˌæbəˈləʊnɪ/ n
  1. any of various edible marine gastropod molluscs of the genus Haliotis, having an ear-shaped shell that is perforated with a row of respiratory holes. The shells are used for ornament or decoration
    Also called: ear shell
Etymology: 19th Century: from American Spanish abulón; origin unknown
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