Definition of Ear-shell

1. Noun. Any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior.

Exact synonyms: Abalone
Generic synonyms: Gastropod, Univalve
Group relationships: Genus Haliotis, Haliotis
Specialized synonyms: Haliotis Tuberculata, Ormer, Sea-ear

Definition of Ear-shell

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of ear shell) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Ear-shell

1. A flattened marine univalve shell of the genus Haliotis. Synonym: sea-ear. See Abalone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ear-shell

eam
eame
eams
ean
eaned
eaning
eanling
eanlings
eans
ear
ear, nose and throat
ear-nose-and-throat doctor
ear-piercer
ear-piercing
ear-shaped
ear-shell (current term)
ear-shells
ear-splitting
ear-wax
ear bones
ear bud
ear buds
ear canal
ear canals
ear candle
ear candles
ear candling
ear candy
ear cartilages
ear cleaning

Literary usage of Ear-shell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1870)
"... but in this case the connection is probably less intimate, and not so permanent. THE HALIOTIS, OR PEARLY ear-shell. ..."

2. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by William Thomas Brande, George William Cox (1867)
"... but any further uses of this extraordinary and complicated mechanism are beyond our knowledge. Ear Shell. | Ir.Mn'тип . | Ear Trumpet or Hearing Trampet ..."

3. The Evolution of Man: A Popular Exposition of the Principal Points of Human by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1897)
"Rudimentary Muscles of the ear-shell. " Systematic Physiology is based especially upon the history of development, ..."

4. The Evolution of Man: A Popular Exposition of the Principal Points of Human by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1879)
"Rudimentary Muscles of the ear-shell. " Systematic Physiology is based especially upon the history of development, and unless this is more complete, ..."

5. The Evolution of Man: A Popular Exposition of the Principal Points of Human by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1879)
"Rudimentary Muscles of the ear-shell. " Systematic Physiology is based especially upon the history of development, and unless this is more complete, ..."

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