Associations to the word «Shellfish»

Wiktionary

SHELLFISH, noun. An aquatic invertebrate, such as a mollusc or crustacean, that has a shell, especially as food.

Dictionary definition

SHELLFISH, noun. Meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean).
SHELLFISH, noun. Invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell.

Wise words

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