shellfish

[ shel-fish ]
/ ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ /
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noun, plural (especially collectively) shell·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) shell·fish·es.

an aquatic animal having a shell, as the oyster and other mollusks and the lobster and other crustaceans.

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Origin of shellfish

before 900; Middle English; Old English scilfisc. See shell, fish

Words nearby shellfish

sheller, shelley, shelley, percy bysshe, shelleyan, shellfire, shellfish, shellfishery, shellflower, shellproof, shellwork, shelly
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Words related to shellfish

clam, crustacean, mollusk, snail, scallop, conch, crawfish, prawn, shrimp, lobster, mussel, oyster, barnacle, whelk, piddock, crayfish

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British Dictionary definitions for shellfish

shellfish
/ (ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any aquatic invertebrate having a shell or shell-like carapace, esp such an animal used as human food. Examples are crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters and molluscs such as oysters
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