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- [awr-mer]
- /ˈɔr mər/
- /ˈɔːmə/
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- [awr-mer]
- /ˈɔr mər/
Definitions of ormer word
- noun ormer an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands. 1
- noun ormer any abalone. 1
- noun ormer An abalone or sea-ear, particularly Haliotis tuberculata, common in the Channel Islands. 1
- noun ormer an edible marine gastropod mollusc, Haliotis tuberculata, that has an ear-shaped shell perforated with holes and occurs near the Channel Islands 0
- noun ormer any other abalone 0
- noun ormer abalone 0
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Origin of ormer
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < French ormier < Latin auris maris ear of the sea
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Parts of speech for Ormer
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ormer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
ormer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ormer
noun ormer
- shell — a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
- mollusk — any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body, including the chitons, snails, bivalves, squids, and octopuses.
- ear — the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.