sheep's ear abalone
Refers to the marine gastropod Haliotis ovina. Typically used in biological or culinary contexts.
The sheep's ear abalone is a small species of abalone that lives in warm seas.
Katakana spelling is common for this species name; usually written in kana.
Kanji form is rare and may not be widely recognized; the word is usually written in kana.
The origin of the name is uncertain. The kanji 真穴蠔 may be a direct translation or phonetic rendering, but the word is primarily used in kana.