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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Alongside flute-piping satyrs, they’re engaged in a wild, ritualistic dance, while shellfish, eels, squid and poultry dangle above them.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Main courses include potato gnocchi carbonara with prosciutto and roast tomatoes; Caribbean bouillabaisse with sofrito, shrimp, fish, calamari and shellfish with lime and chiles; lechon asado with steamed yuca, chicharrones and mojo de ajo and churrasco ropa vieja with rice, beans and plantains.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
For all other groups, the advice is to limit consumption to no more than one meal per week of freshwater finfish and shellfish.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
The more populous yet still threatened loggerhead turtles feed on shrimp and shellfish, as well as jellyfish, and also maintain the balance of marine life.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Main courses include potato gnocchi carbonara with prosciutto and roast tomatoes; Caribbean bouillabaisse with sofrito, shrimp, fish, calamari and shellfish with lime and chiles; lechon asado with steamed yuca, chicharrones and mojo de ajo and churrasco ropa vieja with rice, beans and plantains.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
For all other groups, the advice is to limit consumption to no more than one meal per week of freshwater finfish and shellfish.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
The more populous yet still threatened loggerhead turtles feed on shrimp and shellfish, as well as jellyfish, and also maintain the balance of marine life.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shellfish
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“Shellfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shellfish. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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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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