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ab•a•lo•ne



Pronunciation: (ab"u-lō'nē), [key]
—n.
a large mollusk of the genus Haliotis, having a bowllike shell bearing a row of respiratory holes, the flesh of which is used for food and the shell for ornament and as a source of mother-of-pearl.

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