[ ˌabə'ləʊni ]
■ noun an edible mollusc of warm seas, with a shallow ear-shaped shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [Genus Haliotis .]
Origin
C19: from Amer. Sp. abulones , plural of abulón , from aulón , the name in an Amer. Ind. lang. for Monterey Bay, California.