ormer

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See also: ormèr

English

Haliotis tuberculata

Etymology

From Norman ormèr/ormer, variants of French ormier, contraction of oreille-de-mer, from Late Latin *auris maris (“ear of the sea”), from Latin auris (“ear”) + mare (“sea”).

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Noun

ormer (plural ormers)

  1. An abalone or sea-ear, particularly Haliotis tuberculata, common in the Channel Islands.
    • 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 16:
      The food I like best of all foods is ormers; but you can't always get them.

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Noun

ormer m

  1. indefinite plural of orm
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