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