Pronunciation: b ā - ' l ō n, - ' l ō n
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Etymology: French, from Bélon, river in Brittany
Date: 1940
: EUROPEAN FLAT specifically : a European flat oyster of coastal waters of northwestern France
Pronunciation: b ā - ' l ō n, - ' l ō n
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Etymology: French, from Bélon, river in Brittany
Date: 1940
: EUROPEAN FLAT specifically : a European flat oyster of coastal waters of northwestern France
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012