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Definition of Sea-ear
1. Noun. An abalone found near the Channel Islands.
Definition of Sea-ear
1. Noun. Any species of ear-shaped shells of the genus ''Haliotis''; an abalone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Sea-ear
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sea-ear
Literary usage of Sea-ear
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel, Johann Gottfried Flügel (1861)
"sea-officer, naval officer; officer of the marines; —o&r, n. Conch. Venue's ear,
ear «hell, sea ear; — orfe, /. Ich. sea-ruff; — Otter, /. ..."
2. On the Zoological Position of Texas by Edward Drinker Cope (1880)
"Rough sea-ear. Specimen ground and polished to show pearly layers. ... Red sea-ear.
Fleshy portion prepared and dried for food by California Chinese. ..."
3. Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697 by William George Aston (1896)
"When the sea-ear was split open, a true pearl was found in its belly, in size
like a peach. This was offered to the God of the Island, and a hunt being made ..."
4. Primitive & Mediaeval Japanese Texts by Frederick Victor Dickins (1906)
"He was sent down again and came up with the sea-ear in his arms, ... Then the
sea-ear was split open and a great pearl was found in its belly, ..."
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