Usually means: New Zealand iridescent abalone shell.
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  3. paua: Collins English Dictionary
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  8. Paua: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (paua)

noun:  A large, edible abalone, Haliotis iris, native to New Zealand, whose shell is used to make jewelry.
noun:  The shell of this mollusc.
noun:  A fish hook made from this shell.

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