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abalone
UK /æb.əˈləʊ.ni/ US /æb.əˈloʊ.ni/
noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
great, live, many, sure
VERB + ABALONE
buying, diving, including
ABALONE + NOUN
cape, howe, sea, urchins
PREP.
in, off
Definitions
noun
1
An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
After he had brought it close to the canoe, he looked down and saw that it was a great live abalone caught in the flesh. Its color shone out of the water. As it ascended it was so big that all the canoes seemed to come inside of it, and it shone in every one's face
2
The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus H
- ear-shell
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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After he had brought it close to the canoe, he looked down and saw that it was a great live abalone caught in the flesh. Its color shone out of the water. As it ascended it was so big that all the can
Wiktionary02
Usually found in or near kelp forests, sea otters dine on invertebrates such as snails, crabs, octopuses, urchins, and abalone.
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On the rocks where the holdfasts secure kelp fronds to the bottom live many invertebrates including abalone, sea urchins and sea stars.
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He was diving for abalone off Cape Howe south of Sydney when a 3-meter great white shark attacked.
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Are you sure this is abalone?
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Are you buying abalone?
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