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ORMER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ormer mean?
• ORMER (noun)
The noun ORMER has 1 sense:
1. an abalone found near the Channel Islands
Familiarity information: ORMER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An abalone found near the Channel Islands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Haliotis tuberculata; ormer; sea-ear
Hypernyms ("ormer" is a kind of...):
abalone; ear-shell (any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior)
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