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ormer

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːmə/

The English word “ormer” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. An abalone or sea-ear, particularly Haliotis tuberculata, common in the Channel Islands.

Etymology

From Norman ormèr/ormer, variants of French ormier, contraction of oreille-de-mer, from Late Latin *auris maris (“ear of the sea”), from Latin auris (“ear”) + mare (“sea”).

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