was wotd|2006|December|30
English
Image:Pinkabalone_300.jpg|thumb|right|Pink abalone.

Etymology
From American S. term|abulón, from Ohlo. (Rumsen) term|aulón. Used in English since the 19th Century.

Pronunciation
IPA|/æb��l��ni/
audio|en-us-abalone.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. context|US|Australia|zoology An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.

Synonyms
qualifier|UK ear-shell,
qualifier|Guernsey ormer
qualifier|New Zealand p�ua, pawa
qualifier|South Africa perlemoen

Translations
trans-top|edible univalve mollusc
Breton: ourmel collective noun ourmelenn singular f
Central Sierra Miwok: hás�yny-
Chinese: �鱼
Finnish: abaloni, punamerikorva
French: ormeau m, haliotide f
German: Abalone, Meerohr n, Seeohr n
trans-mid
Japanese: � (���, awabi)
Malay: abalon
Maori: p�ua
Polish: s�uchotka f, ucho morskie n
Spanish: oreja de mar f, abulón m
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Vietnamese: bào ngư

See also
paua pos_n

References
wikisource1911Enc|Abalone
pedialite|Abalone
R:American Heritage 2000|abalone
R:Dictionary.com|abalone
R:WordNet 2003|abalone

Category:Mollusks
Category:Scripps winning words

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• 2007-12-19 08:43 - Black-Velvet - /* Etymology */ + date of origin

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