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单词 perlemoen
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Definition of perlemoen in English:

perlemoen

noun ˌpəːləˈmʊn
South African

  • An abalone.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Since we have been banned there has been an escalation of poaching of shellfish and perlemoen.
    • Eleven people living in this region have had commercial perlemoen fishing rights revoked after falsifying their addresses.
    • There appeared to be ‘quite’ an operation being conducted in the house because the alleged poachers even had a scale to weigh the perlemoen.
    • The illegal perlemoen trade is a lucrative business, with an estimated 150 poachers operating in the city alone.
    • As mentioned in your article, mussels, cockles and perlemoen were in abundance.

Origin

Afrikaans, from obsolete perlemoer 'mother of pearl' (referring to the pearlized layer inside the shell).

 
 
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