seafood

noun

sea·​food ˈsē-ˌfüd 

: edible marine fish and shellfish

Examples of seafood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Guests will find Italian, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Mexican, seafood, barbecue, beef, charcuterie and so much more, along with desserts and a growing selection of nonalcoholic and alcoholic beverages. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

The group will take a two-mile hike and then hang out at a local beach near a seafood restaurant. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

People who become infected can develop painful skin rashes through open wounds or become sick from eating seafood that hasn't been cooked the right way. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The meal includes a family-style, three-course menu of seafood soup, dumplings and Peking duck with cucumber salad; ginger scallion shrimp, Hong Kong chicken, Chinese broccoli, mei fun noodles, egg and onion rice; and a dessert by Berna Bakes. — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for seafood

• accrued
• allude
• collude
• conclude
• construed
• debuted
• delude
• elude
• endued
• ensued
• eschewed
• etude

Kids Definition

seafood

noun

sea·​food -ˌfüd 

: edible marine fish and shellfish