"ormer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɔːmə/ [UK] Forms: ormers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ) 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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|nrf|ormèr}} Norman ormèr, {{der|en|fr|ormier}} French ormier, {{der|en|la-lat|*auris maris||ear of the sea}} Late Latin *auris maris (“ear of the sea”), {{der|en|la|auris||ear}} Latin auris (“ear”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ormer (plural ormers)
  1. An abalone or sea-ear, particularly Haliotis tuberculata, common in the Channel Islands. Synonyms: abalone, sea-ear, ear shell Derived forms: green ormer, ormering

Inflected forms

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