sea-ear

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sea-ear
    n 1: an abalone found near the Channel Islands [syn: {ormer},
         {sea-ear}, {Haliotis tuberculata}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sea-ear \Sea"-ear`\ (s[=e]"[=e]r`), n. (Zool.)
   Any species of ear-shaped shells of the genus {Haliotis}. See
   {Abalone}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ear-shell \Ear"-shell`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   any of various large edible marine gastropod mollusks of the
   genus {Haliotis}, having a flattened ear-shaped shell with a
   pearly interior; -- called also {sea-ear}. See {Abalone}.

   Syn: abalone.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

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