shellfish
[ shel-fish ]
/ ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ /
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.
Words nearby shellfish
sheller,
shelley,
shelley, percy bysshe,
shelleyan,
shellfire,
shellfish,
shellfishery,
shellflower,
shellproof,
shellwork,
shelly
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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