ABALONE  , the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish name used in See also:

• CALIFORNIA
• CALIFORNIA, LOWER (Baja California)
• CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF

California for various See also:

• SPECIES

species of the See also:

• SHELL
• SHELL (O. Eng. scell, scyll, cf. Du. sceel, shell, Goth. skalja, tile; the word means originally a thin flake,. cf. Swed. skalja, to peel off; it is allied to " scale " and " skill," from a root meaning to cleave, divide, separate)

shell-See also:

• FISH (O. Eng. fist, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch visch, Ger. Fisch, Goth. fisks, cognate with the Lat. piscis)
• FISH, HAMILTON (1808-1893)

fish of the Haliotidae See also:

• FAMILY

family, with a richly coloured shell yielding See also:

• MOTHER

mother-of-See also:

• PEARL
• PEARL, THE

pearl . This sort of Haliotis is also commonly called " See also:

• EAR (common Teut.; O.E. are, Ger. Ohr, Du. oor, akin to Lat. auris, Gr. ovs)

ear-shell," and in See also:

• GUERNSEY (Fr. Guernesey)

Guernsey " ormer (Fr. ormier, for oreille de mer) . The abalone shell is found especially at See also:

• SANTA

Santa See also:

• BARBARA, SAINT

Barbara and other places on the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern Californian See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast, and when polished makes a beautiful See also:

• ORNAMENT (Lat. ornare, to adorn)

ornament . The mollusc itself is often eaten, and dried for See also:

• CONSUMPTION (Lat. consumere)

consumption in See also:

• CHINA

China and See also:

• JAPAN

Japan .