hal·i·o·tis \ˌhalēˈōd.ə̇s\noun Etymology: New Latin, from hali- + Greek ōt-, ous ear 1.capitalized: a genus (the type of the family Haliotidae) of gastropod mollusks comprising the abalones 2.pluralhaliotis: any mollusk of the genus Haliotis: abalone • hal·i·o·toid\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ōd.ˌȯid\adjective