abalone

noun/æbəˈloʊni/

Frequency rank: #17,667 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A large edible sea snail with a flat shell lined with iridescent mother-of-pearl.

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Example sentence

The diver carefully collected abalone from the rocky ocean floor.

Synonyms & related words

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