ˌhalēˈōd.ə̇s noun
Etymology: New Latin, from hali- + Greek ōt-, ous ear
1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Haliotidae) of gastropod mollusks comprising the abalones
2. plural haliotis : any mollusk of the genus Haliotis : abalone
• hal·i·o·toid | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ōd.ˌȯid adjective