Abalone is an English word with synonyms like gastropod. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Abalone meaning
- An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
- The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.
Synonyms of Abalone
Using Abalone
- The main meaning on this page is: An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. | The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.
- Useful related words include: ear-shell, gastropod, univalve.
- In the example corpus, abalone often appears in combinations such as: the abalone, of abalone, abalone is.
Context around Abalone
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Abalone
- In this selection, "abalone" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, white, red, drying, shells, left and iron stand out and add context to how "abalone" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a recreational abalone licence the and abalone must be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "abalone" sits close to words such as abrogation, agnew and airman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with abalone
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Transportation of abalone may only legally occur while the abalone is still attached in the shell. (16 words)
Abalone must be a minimum of 60mm, and fishers cannot take more than 15 per day. (16 words)
Sport harvesting of red abalone is permitted with a California fishing license and an abalone stamp card. (17 words)
There are lucrative criminal enterprises operating in Africa, Europe and Asia who have been, for many years trading in endangered species such as rhino horns, Ivory, abalone, copper, precious wood, precious stones and precious metals. (35 words)
United States Workers drying abalone shells in the sun in southern California, circa 1900 Two highly endangered white abalone: Prohibitions on commercial and recreational harvest of this species have been in place since 1996. (34 words)
Kaul churns out flavors that swing from the streets of Melbourne to the corners of the globe; red curried sausage and seared abalone share the spotlight with unsung heroes like simply-grilled cabbage flower. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to the ruling, 155 boxes of abalone left the store and 155 were returned, with the only dispute pertaining to the quality of the abalone.
An abalone iron is used to pry the abalone from the rock before it has time to fully clamp down.
Divers measure each abalone before removing from the reef and the deckhand remeasures each abalone and removes excess weed growth from the shell.
Sport harvesting of red abalone is permitted with a California fishing license and an abalone stamp card.
Transportation of abalone may only legally occur while the abalone is still attached in the shell.
United States Workers drying abalone shells in the sun in southern California, circa 1900 Two highly endangered white abalone: Prohibitions on commercial and recreational harvest of this species have been in place since 1996.
With a recreational abalone licence, the bag limit is 10 per day, with a total possession limit of 20. Scuba diving for abalone is allowed, and has a rich history in Australia.
The suspects, aged 47 and 51, from Cape Town are detained on charges of transportation and illegal possession of abalone.
This week, several intelligence driven operations were conducted which resulted in the arrests of suspects and the confiscation of abalone and equipment totalling millions of rand.
Two suspects to appear in court for possession of West Cost Rock Lobster and abalone without a permit.
Abalone must be a minimum of 60mm, and fishers cannot take more than 15 per day.
Di was most surprised to learn the color of the abalone shell depends on what it eats.
Kaul churns out flavors that swing from the streets of Melbourne to the corners of the globe; red curried sausage and seared abalone share the spotlight with unsung heroes like simply-grilled cabbage flower.
Last month, Newsom signed three bills to establish new state symbols including the banana slug as state slug, the black abalone as state seashell and the Dungeness crab as state crustacean.
Look around, as some might have non-vegan frills like leather or abalone shells on the mod.
Whole abalone are a status symbol delicacy for Chinese gourmets, alongside shark fin, sea cucumber, and dried fish maw.
Announced on June 17, the project would move about 100,000 adult breeding Roe’s abalone from the development site to protect the sustainability of the species.
For example, in November 2019, scientists completed the first release of white abalone grown in captivity off southern California.
The official who declined the request had, upon returning from leave, met with the police and director of public prosecutions (DPP) to investigate what had happened to the abalone.
There are lucrative criminal enterprises operating in Africa, Europe and Asia who have been, for many years trading in endangered species such as rhino horns, Ivory, abalone, copper, precious wood, precious stones and precious metals.
Common combinations with abalone
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the abalone 13×
- of abalone 11×
- abalone is 6×
- abalone and 5×
- abalone are 4×
- abalone from 3×
- red abalone 3×
- abalone shell 3×
- abalone has 3×
- abalone meat 3×