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abalone

ab·a·lo·ne [ ˌa-bə-ˈlō-nē]

abalone

noun

[ˌa-bə-ˈlō-nē]

Definition of abalone

: any of a genus (Haliotis) of edible rock-clinging gastropod mollusks that have a flattened shell slightly spiral in form, lined with mother-of-pearl, and with a row of apertures along its outer edge

Recent Examples on the Web

//Pigeon Point: Along the beaches with near shore reefs, juvenile abalone can get knocked off the rocks by big waves, then wash up on the beaches and unveiled during minus low tides.
— Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "Whale skull washes up in Marin: What’s coming next?," 27 Oct. 2019
//The purple urchins have devoured all the kelp, killing off important fisheries for red abalone and red sea urchins in California and Oregon.
— USA TODAY, "Guitar hotel, creepy dolls, slime museum: News from around our 50 states," 25 Oct. 2019
//The Duke will travel with the City of Cape Town Marine Unit by boat, to learn about how the organization combats abalone poaching.
— Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "The Full Schedule for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Royal Tour of Africa," 22 Sep. 2019
//Schneider said today’s descendants of the Miwok and Pomo still fish, collect shellfish and dive for abalone — all practices reflected in the archaeological record at Toms Point.
— Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "Artifacts alter timeline for Native Americans in California," 8 Sep. 2019
//In his 20s, Gallon had convictions for resisting arrest, weapons possession, theft, drunken driving and hunting abalone without proper paperwork, records show.
— Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, "Sonoma County man gets 3 life sentences for Jenner beach slayings of young couple," 15 July 2019
//The violence largely stems from escalating turf battles between gangs that traffic in drugs, weapons, and illicit goods like abalone, a shellfish prized by poachers.
— Kimon De Greef, BostonGlobe.com, "As gang murders surge, South Africa sends army to Cape Town, and the city cheers," 13 Aug. 2019
//Kirk made clothes for Harper – scarf-like tops, a purse made out of an abalone shell.
— Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, "For a Generation, Valerie Harper's Rhoda Defined Imaginative Boho Style," 31 Aug. 2019
//To travel a little more precariously, that little bit farther, is to find unlikely dawn skies, streaked azure and salmon like the inside of an abalone shell.
— Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, "These Islands Near Sicily Might Be the Last Uncrowded Part of Italy," 22 Aug. 2019

First Known Use of abalone

1850, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for abalone

American Spanish abulón, from Rumsen (American Indian language of Monterey Bay, California) aulon

Dictionary Entries near abalone

abandon/drop all pretense at

More Definitions forabalone

abalone

noun

English Language Learners Definition of abalone

: a type of shellfish that is eaten as food and that has a shell that is lined with a hard white material (called mother-of-pearl)

abalone

noun

ab·a·lo·ne | \ ˌa-bə-ˈlō-nē \

Kids Definition of abalone

: a shellfish that is a mollusk which has a flattened shell with a pearly lining