ormer
Americannoun
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an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
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any abalone.
noun
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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
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any other abalone
Etymology
Origin of ormer
1665–75; < French ormier < Latin auris maris ear of the sea
Example Sentences
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Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman has announced he is leaving the show's US version, Dancing With The Stars, after 17 years.
From BBC
The f ormer Fab Five star faced Michigan State for the first time as a coach after going 5-1 in the series as a player.
From Washington Times
The public testimony comes just days after f ormer FBI Director James Comey riveted Washington with his own explosive testimony about the agency's investigation and his interactions with President Donald Trump before Trump fired him.
From Time
F ormer bartender and frequent traveler Rose Previte says she has always dreamed of “living above the shop” the way her grandfather, an Italian grocer, did in North Brunswick, N.J.
From Washington Post
Prosecutors turned their attentions to Liberti as they arrested 41 alleged members of two warring clans in Ercolano ormer boss of one of the clans, who was nicknamed The Good Pope.
From The Guardian
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