The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ear-shell \Ear"-shell`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) any of various large edible marine gastropod mollusks of the genus Haliotis, having a flattened ear-shaped shell with a pearly interior; -- called also sea-ear. See Abalone.
Syn: abalone.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of ear shell English)
WordNet
n. any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior [syn: abalone]
Usage examples of "ear-shell".
At banquets in those old days they served a large assortment of dishes and sweets, few of which would be specially appetizing to moderns: glutinous rice cake, fried and sweetened rice cake, steamed ear-shells, dried fowl, the sweet fish of the Uji River, the crucian of Omi, porgy powdered and seasoned, boiled salmon, broiled octopus, large lobsters, large and small tangerines, mandarins, persimmons dried on skewers, and many others.