Haliotis

2 definitions found

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

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Haliotis
       n : type genus of the family Haliotidae [syn: {genus Haliotis}]