shellfish
noun
shell·fish
ˈshel-ˌfish 
: an aquatic invertebrate animal with a shell
especially
: an edible mollusk or crustacean
Examples of shellfish in a Sentence
lobsters, crabs, and other shellfish
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Along the coasts of Spain and Italy, dolphins swim around fish farms to herd the fish that gather around floating rafts of mussels or shellfish.
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Jaimie Seaton, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
Fish, shellfish, and other aquatic animals and plants sustained our forebears who lived near rivers, lakes and oceans.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
When shellfish eat the algae, the toxins build up in their flesh.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 11 June 2024
Today, shellfish farms have expanded into roughly 675 square miles of land, most of it in southern Bangladesh.
—Mahadi Al Hasnat, Vox, 30 May 2024
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Jaimie Seaton, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
Fish, shellfish, and other aquatic animals and plants sustained our forebears who lived near rivers, lakes and oceans.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
When shellfish eat the algae, the toxins build up in their flesh.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 11 June 2024
Today, shellfish farms have expanded into roughly 675 square miles of land, most of it in southern Bangladesh.
—Mahadi Al Hasnat, Vox, 30 May 2024
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shellfish
noun
shell·fish
ˈshel-ˌfish
: an invertebrate animal that lives in water and has a shell
especially
: an edible mollusk (as an oyster) or crustacean (as a crab)
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