abalone
noun
ab·a·lo·ne
ˌa-bə-ˈlō-nē 
ˈa-bə-ˌlō-nē
ˈa-bə-ˌlō-nē
: 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
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According to Windsor police, the man admitted to excavating abalone from rocks along the Mendocino County coast near the town of Elk for personal consumption.
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
California Hit With Another Earthquake California has 42 official state symbols after Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills to create new symbols in 2024, including the Dungeness crab as the state crustacean, the banana slug as the state slug, and the black abalone as the state seashell.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Moy said seafood specialties like lobster, Chilean sea bass and abalone are being shipped in starting next week and in the spotlight as menu highlights during the 15-day new year’s celebration through Feb. 2.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
But Potter said the eight-strand necklace had only inferior abalone pieces.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
California Hit With Another Earthquake California has 42 official state symbols after Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills to create new symbols in 2024, including the Dungeness crab as the state crustacean, the banana slug as the state slug, and the black abalone as the state seashell.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Moy said seafood specialties like lobster, Chilean sea bass and abalone are being shipped in starting next week and in the spotlight as menu highlights during the 15-day new year’s celebration through Feb. 2.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
But Potter said the eight-strand necklace had only inferior abalone pieces.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
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abalone
noun
ab·a·lo·ne
ˌab-ə-ˈlō-nē
ˈab-ə-ˌ
ˈab-ə-ˌ
: a mollusk with a flattened slightly spiral shell that has holes along the edge and is lined with mother-of-pearl
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