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shellfish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mollusc, mollusk |
| Type of | invertebrate |
| Has types | cephalopod mollusk, univalve, lamellibranch, chiton, pelecypod, polyplacophore, gastropod, scaphopod, coat-of-mail shell, sea cradle, cephalopod, bivalve |
Examples of shellfish
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The fried fish group consisted of fried fish, fish sandwich and fried shellfish.
From the sciencedaily.com
Meanwhile, scientists are working through the first test results from shellfish.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Shellfish are less susceptible, as are finned and scaly fish-at least initially.
From the ecocentric.blogs.time.com
They were simply genetically disposed to contracting gout from eating shellfish.
From the sciencedaily.com
Be wary of street vendors'food and undercooked and raw meat, fish and shellfish.
From the courier-journal.com
The country of origin labeling is currently only required on shellfish and fish.
From the sacbee.com
Shellfish soup consists of shrimp, scallops, clams, and mussels in their shells.
From the boston.com
Surveys of oyster grounds in Louisiana showed extensive deaths of the shellfish.
From the sacbee.com
It's miserable, just a few bites of underseasoned, bland shellfish on a dry bun.
From the bloomberg.com
- Meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
- Mollusk: invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
- Shellfish is a culinary and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater environments, some kinds are found only in freshwater. ...
- Two major groups of seafood are called shellfish. Mollusks include clams, oysters, mussels, conch, snails and scallops. Crustaceans include shrimp, crabs, lobster and crawfish. Squid and octopus are generally considered shellfish as well.
- Winkles, mussels, oysters, whelks
- A generic term for aquatic organisms with a shell. Can include both crustaceans (crabs, shrimp, etc.) and mollusks (oysters, clams, etc.).
- Animals of the Phylum Crustacea or Mollusca that have hard outer shells. The term generally is applied to species that are valuable for human consumption.*
- An aquatic animal, e.g., clams, oysters, mussels, crabs, lobsters, shrimp, squid and octopus which has a shell; crustaceans or mollusks.
- Any edible aquatic animal with a shell, such as clams and lobsters.
