n.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-b ə - ' l ō -n ē , ' a-b ə - ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: American Spanish abulón, from Rumsen (American Indian language of Monterey Bay, Calif.) 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