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Haliotis   Listen
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Haliotis  n.  (Zool.) A genus of marine shells; the ear-shells. See Abalone.





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"Haliotis" Quotes from Famous Books



... mollusc, Haliotis naevosa, Martyn: so called from its flavour when cooked. The empty earshell of Haliotis</i>, especially in New Zealand, Haliotis iris, Martyn, is known as Venus' Ear; Maori name, Paua (q.v.). A species of the same genus is known and eaten ...
— A Dictionary of Austral English • Edward Morris


Words linked to "Haliotis" :   mollusk genus, ear-shell, Haliotidae, Haliotis tuberculata, genus Haliotis, family Haliotidae


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