haliotis

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haliotis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Haliotis \Ha`li*o"tis\ (h[=a]`l[i^]*[=o]"t[i^]s or
     h[a^]l`[i^]-), prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. "a`ls sea + o'y^s,
     'wto`s, ear.] (Zool.)
     A genus of marine shells; the ear-shells. See Abalone.
     [1913 Webster]

haliotis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Haliotis
      n 1: type genus of the family Haliotidae [syn: Haliotis,
           genus Haliotis]