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pawa

noun

pawa

noun
1

New Zealand An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.

  • 1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, from "Selected Short Stories" One little patch was divided off by pawa shells […]
Synonyms
pāua, abalone, ear-shell, ormer, perlemoen

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