abalone

Example Sentences

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Instead of decorating them with the traditional mother-of-pearl flowers or leaves, though, he inlays them with tiny numerals laser-cut from abalone shells.

From New York Times

More recently, scientists have been working to recover pinto abalone, colorful sea snails with a shell and one foot.

From Seattle Times

One of the costliest dishes on the menu — Monterey abalone ringed in frothy smoked butter and sliced over a rustic chickpea stew — is priced at $42.

From Washington Post

Radioactivity levels in the flounder and abalone rose while they were in the treated water but fell to normal levels within days after they were returned to regular seawater.

From Seattle Times

So how do we mesh the bigger impact of climate change with biodiversity, which says take one of every three abalone.

From Salon