Meaning of abalone | Babel Free
æb.əˈləʊ.niDefinitions
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An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. Australia, Canada, Hong-Kong, Singapore, US, uncountable, usually
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The meat of the aforementioned mollusc. Australia, Canada, Hong-Kong, Singapore, US, uncountable, usually
Equivalents
Čeština
useň
Esperanto
halioto
Gàidhlig
cluas-mhara
हिन्दी
कर्णशुक्ति
한국어
전복
Te Reo Māori
pāua
ไทย
หอยเป๋าฮื้อ
Tagalog
kabibing-tainga
Türkçe
denizkulağı
Tiếng Việt
bào ngư
Examples
“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”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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