Ear-shell

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ear-shell
       n : any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus
           Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
           [syn: {abalone}]