ormer
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
any abalone.
Origin of ormer
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How to use ormer in a sentence
For one with artistic tastes and love of colour like myself, the interior of an ormer shell is a veritable fairy grotto.
Jethou | E. R. SufflingHennie Penny, you see, had come bravely through dire troubles of her own, and tribulation softens the heart as it does the ormer.
Pearl of Pearl Island | John Oxenham
British Dictionary definitions for ormer
/ (ˈɔːmə) /
Also called: sea-ear an edible marine gastropod mollusc, Haliotis tuberculata, that has an ear-shaped shell perforated with holes and occurs near the Channel Islands
any other abalone
Origin of ormer
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