Haliotis

‖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.