Ormer
/ˈɔːmə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An abalone or sea-ear, particularly Haliotis tuberculata, common in the Channel Islands.
"The food I like best of all foods is ormers; but you can't always get them."
- 2 an abalone found near the Channel Islands wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The food I like best of all foods is ormers; but you can't always get them."
Etymology
From Norman ormèr/ormer, variants of French ormier, contraction of oreille-de-mer, from Late Latin *auris maris (“ear of the sea”), from Latin auris (“ear”) + mare (“sea”).