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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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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