shellfish
noun
shell·fish
ˈshel-ˌfish 
: an aquatic invertebrate animal with a shell
especially
: an edible mollusk or crustacean
Examples of shellfish in a Sentence
lobsters, crabs, and other shellfish
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Shellfish Seafood like lobster, shrimp, and crab are considered shellfish.
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Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
The other major allergens are tree nuts, eggs, fish, shellfish, peanuts, wheat, sesame and soybeans.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Chardonnay is quite dry, with a clean acidic sour note that is terrific with shellfish.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Miraculously, the three men left on Henderson Island survived for four months on shellfish and bird eggs until an Australian ship spotted them.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
The other major allergens are tree nuts, eggs, fish, shellfish, peanuts, wheat, sesame and soybeans.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Chardonnay is quite dry, with a clean acidic sour note that is terrific with shellfish.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Miraculously, the three men left on Henderson Island survived for four months on shellfish and bird eggs until an Australian ship spotted them.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Shellfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shellfish. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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shellfish
noun
shell·fish
ˈshel-ˌfish
: an invertebrate animal that lives in water and has a shell
especially
: an edible mollusk (as an oyster) or crustacean (as a crab)
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