Main Entry: ab·a·lo·ne

Pronunciation: \ˌa-bə-ˈlō-nē, ˈa-bə-ˌ\

Function: noun

Etymology: American Spanish abulón, from Rumsen (American Indian language of Monterey Bay, California) aulon

Date: 1850

: any of a genus (Haliotis) of edible rock-clinging gastropod mollusks that have a flattened shell slightly spiral in form, lined with mother-of-pearl, and with a row of apertures along its outer edge