‖Ha′li‐o″tis (hā′lĭ‐ō″tĭs or hăl′ĭ–), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ἅλσ sea + οὐ̑σ, ωτὄσ, ear.] (Zoöl.) A genus of marine shells; the ear-shells. See Abalone.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.