Incazelo yesichazamazwi yegama elithi "abalone" iwuhlobo lomnenke omkhulu wasolwandle noma i-marine mollusk, ngokuvamile etholakala emanzini angashoni angasogwini, futhi enegobolondo elimise okwendlebe elingashoni elinendawo ephakathi. I-Abalone ivame ukubhekwa njengesibiliboco futhi isetshenziswa ekuphekeni okuhlukahlukene, ikakhulukazi ezitsheni zase-Asia nase-Pacific Islander. Igama elithi "abalone" lingabhekisela nasenyameni yale mollusk, ebhekwa njengento yokudla okunethezeka. Ukwengeza, amagobolondo e-abalone avame ukusetshenziselwa ukuhlobisa kanye nezinjongo zokuhlobisa, njengokwenza ubucwebe kanye nomsebenzi wokuhlanganisa.