Haliotis
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἅλιος (hálios, “marine”) + οὖς (oûs, “ear”).
Proper noun
Haliotis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Haliotidae – ear shells or abalones.
- Synonyms: sea ears, muttonfish, muttonshells, ormer, perlemoen
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Vetigastropoda – subclass; Haliotoidea – superfamily; Haliotidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Haliotis asinina – type species; for the numerous species see Haliotis at World Register of Marine Species .
References
- “Haliotis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- "Haliotis" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
Haliotis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Haliotis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Haliotis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Haliotis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Haliotis at World Register of Marine Species
- Haliotis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
