/ ˌæbəˈləʊni; NAmE -ˈloʊ-/ noun
[ C , U ] a shellfish that can be eaten and whose shell contains mother-of-pearl
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (originally North American): from American Spanish abulones , plural of abulón , from aulón , the name in an American Indian language of Monterey Bay, California.