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Shellfish

/ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ/

An aquatic invertebrate having a shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.

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An aquatic invertebrate having a shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.

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Word	Definition
molluscnoun	A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
mollusknoun	(American spelling) Alternative spelling of mollusc. [A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shellfish"

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Word	Definition
mollusknoun	(American spelling) Alternative spelling of mollusc. [A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.]
molluscnoun	A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
abalonenoun	(Canada, US, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
clamnoun	A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
musselnoun	Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.
bivalvenoun	Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
murexnoun	Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.
crustaceannoun	Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice, traditionally excluding hexapods.
seafoodnoun	Food from the sea, including that derived from fish, shellfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, algae, marine mammals, and other marine organisms.
fishesnoun	plural of fish
shellnoun	A hard external covering of an animal.
haddocknoun	A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish.
aquaculturenoun	The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.
invertebratenoun	An animal without vertebrae (i.e., without a backbone).
fruitnoun	The seed-bearing part of a plant; often edible, colourful, fragrant, and sweet or sour; produced from a floral ovary after fertilization.
vascular	(anatomy) Relating to the flow of fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant, or to the vessels that carry such fluids
diarrhetic	(rare) Synonym of diarrheic.
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assocnoun	Abbreviation of associate. [A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.]
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