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shellfish

[ shel-fish ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) shellfish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) shellfishes.
  1. an aquatic animal having a shell, as the oyster and other mollusks and the lobster and other crustaceans.


shellfish

/ ˈʃɛ±ôËŒ´Úɪʃ /

noun

  1. 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
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Origin of shellfish1

before 900; Middle English; Old English scilfisc. See shell, fish
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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.

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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.

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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.

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Whales can become caught in rope that runs between shellfish creels on the seabed to a buoy on the surface.

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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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