ormer
/ˈɔːmə
/noun
An abalone (mollusc), especially one used as food in the Channel Islands.
- Genus Haliotis, in particular H. tuberculata.
- The Oormer is a single-shelled gastropod that crawls (limpet-like) over the rocks feeding on algae.
- Although the ormer is not a commercially exploited species, it is very important both biologically and socially to Jersey.
Origin
Mid 17th century: Channel Islands French, from French ormier, from Latin auris maris 'ear of the sea' (because of its ear-like shape).
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