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Haliotis

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Haˊli-o′tis

(hāˊlĭ-ō′tĭs or hălˊĭ-)

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Noun.

[NL., fr. Gr.

ἄλσ

sea +

οὖς

,

ὠτός

, ear.]

(Zool.)

A genus of marine shells; the ear-shells. See

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Definition 2024

Haliotis

Haliotis

Translingual

Proper noun

Haliotis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Haliotidae – the abalone.

References

"Haliotis" in the Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, MICRA, 1996, 1998.
"Haliotis" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.