'Haliotis' definitions:
Definition of 'Haliotis'
From: WordNet
noun
Type genus of the family Haliotidae [syn: Haliotis, genus Haliotis]
Definition of 'Haliotis'
From: GCIDE
- Haliotis \Ha`li*o"tis\ (h[=a]`l[i^]*[=o]"t[i^]s or h[a^]l`[i^]-), prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. "a`ls sea + o'y^s, 'wto`s, ear.] (Zool.) A genus of marine shells; the ear-shells. See Abalone. [1913 Webster]