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shellfish
[ shel-fish ]
noun
- an aquatic animal having a shell, as the oyster and other mollusks and the lobster and other crustaceans.
shellfish
/ ˈʃɛ±ôËŒ´Úɪʃ /
noun
- 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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shellfish1
Example Sentences
The Molly Malone statue was erected 37 years ago in tribute to a legendary Dublin woman who sold shellfish in the streets of the Irish capital.
Little by little, limestone is deposited on the steel poles and at their base, creating an ideal habitat for corals and other shellfish and marine animals.
Speaking of what makes up this most delicious and fragrant stew and despite the name, go on and include shellfish: crustaceans, mollusks or bivalves, anything you like.
Whales can become caught in rope that runs between shellfish creels on the seabed to a buoy on the surface.
The annual crab season — which historically ran from late fall to midsummer — has been repeatedly truncated, due to both whale safety concerns and elevated levels of domoic acid, a toxin that builds up in shellfish.
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