shellfish
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shellfish
- /ˈʃɛl.fɪʃ/
- [ʃɛɫˑfɪʃ]
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Inherited from Middle English schellefyssch, from Old English sċielfisċ. Equivalent to shell + fish.
noun shellfish · shellfishes
- A fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.
- A culinary and nutritional term for several groups of non-piscine, non-tetrapod, aquatic animals that are used as a food source. The term often exclusively refers to edible aquatic crustaceans, bivalve mollusks and cephalopod mollusks; but sometimes echinoderms may be included as well.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mollusk, mollusc, abalone, clam, mussel, bivalve, murex, crustacean, seafood, fishes, shell, haddock, aquaculture, invertebrate, fruit, vascular
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noun aquatic food that has a shell
| Español | marisco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조개 jogae |
| 日本語 | 貝 kai, 甲殻類 kōkakurui |
| 中文 | 貝類 /贝类 bèilèi |
| हिन्दी | कस्तूरा kastūrā |
| Kiswahili | samakigamba |
| Português | marisco |
| Français | coquillage, fruits de mer |
| Deutsch | Schalentier, Krustentier |
| Italiano | crostaceo, mollusco |
| Ελληνικά | οστρακόδερμο ostrakódermo |
| Русский | моллю́ск molljúsk, ракообра́зное rakoobráznoje |
| Tiếng Việt | ốc |
| العربية | مَحَار maḥār |
Talk about this word "shellfish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shellfish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shellfish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shellfish "shellfish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shellfish.Cite this
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title = {shellfish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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