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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(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 […]
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Pawa means (New Zealand) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl..
Common synonyms include pāua, abalone, ear-shell, ormer.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, from "Selected Short Stories" One little patch was divided off by pawa shells […]
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