genus Haliotis

genus Haliotis
noun
type genus of the family Haliotidae
Syn: ↑Haliotis
Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Haliotidae, ↑family Haliotidae
Member Meronyms: ↑abalone, ↑ear-shell

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