Meaning Of The Word Shellfish

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Shellfish Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Shellfish?

shellfish
Shellfish are small creatures that live in the sea and have a shell.

shellfish in American English
any aquatic animal with a shell, esp. an edible one, as the clam or lobster
noun: an aquatic animal having a shell, as the oyster and other mollusks and the lobster and other crustaceans

shellfish in British English
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

shellfish in Hospitality
noun: Shellfish are small creatures that live in the sea and have a shell. Some types of shellfish are eaten as food.

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