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Meaning of EAR-SHELL

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
 
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 Synonyms: abalone
 
 See Also: gastropod, genus Haliotis, Haliotis, Haliotis tuberculata, ormer, sea-ear, univalve

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ear"-shell`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A flattened marine univalve shell of the genus {Haliotis}; --
called also {sea-ear}. See {Abalone}.
 

 

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