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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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


The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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