abalone

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ab·a·lo·ne | \ ˌa-bə-ˈlō-nē

, ˈa-bə-ˌlō-nē

Definition of abalone

: 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

Examples of abalone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Her abalone poems, meanwhile, have enabled her to confront her qualms about motherhood. — Los Angeles Times, "5 poets address complications of calling L.A. home. How will a reopening city treat them?," 11 Apr. 2021 Buried alive: Scientists have rushed to save thousands of black abalone that were completely submerged after winter storms sent mudflows into the rocky shores of Big Sur. — Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, "Bay Briefing: Crime in S.F. looks a lot different during the pandemic," 5 Apr. 2021 That experience has all but disappeared, as the formerly abundant abalone population has collapsed. — Chris Kim, Forbes, "Navigating Enterprise Analytics In A World Of Increasingly Private Data," 2 Mar. 2021 Wendy Bragg knew California’s abalone population was in bad shape. — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, "Rush to rescue thousands of endangered abalone buried in Big Sur landslides," 3 Apr. 2021 The now impoverished coastal ecosystems forced the closure of the $44 million recreational abalone fishery in 2018 and the commercial red sea urchin fishery has also nearly shuttered, per the Chronicle. — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, "Satellite Imagery Shows Northern California Kelp Forests Have Collapsed," 11 Mar. 2021 Episode 4: Korea Saengja and Yeongsam, together 49 years, throw themselves into their work as abalone farmers on the Korean island of Bogildo. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "Watch elderly couples share the secrets of their enduring relationships in My Love trailer," 17 Mar. 2021 A few years ago, intrepid souls were able to set out each spring to dive for abalone off the Northern California coast. — Chris Kim, Forbes, "Navigating Enterprise Analytics In A World Of Increasingly Private Data," 2 Mar. 2021 The shuttering of restaurants, where nearly 70 percent of catches ended up before the pandemic, dried up demand for high-end chef favorites such as lobster, abalone, and squid—as well as everyday fare like Guaymas’ yellowtail and grouper. — Popular Science, "Post-pandemic seafood could be more sustainable. Here’s how tech is driving the change.," 23 Feb. 2021

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