Definition of shellfish
: an aquatic invertebrate animal with a shell;
especially
: an edible mollusk or crustacean
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Examples of shellfish in a Sentence
lobsters, crabs, and other shellfish
Recent Examples of shellfish from the Web
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The Calusa, however, relied mainly on catching fish like mullet, sharks, turtles, shellfish, and other animals from the coasts, estuaries, and mangrove forests around their villages.
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The modern Italian steakhouse menu created by chefs John Coletta and José Sosa features products sourced from around the globe: meat, seafood, shellfish, vegetables and authentic Italian pastas and risottos.
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Oyster mushrooms, however, are a fantastic whole food alternative to shellfish.
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For seafood and shellfish, brine as little as 30 minutes and up two hours.
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Wildlife experts counter that the entire coastal ecosystem, including the valuable shellfish, faces collapse without otters and other predators to keep things in balance.
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Highly allergenic foods include cow’s milk, eggs, peanut, tree nuts, soy, wheat, shellfish and fish.
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That’s because warming seas will force many of North America’s most valuable fish and shellfish stocks north in coming decades, a major new modeling study finds, potentially creating headaches for the fishing industry and government regulators.
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More balanced was my companion’s small plate of insalata di mare, with asparagus and mixed shellfish, including crab, mussels, shrimp and calamari.
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First Known Use of shellfish
before 12th century
SHELLFISH Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of shellfish for English Language Learners
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: an animal (such as a crab or an oyster) that has a hard outer shell and that lives in water
SHELLFISH Defined for Kids
Definition of shellfish for Students
plural shellfish
: an invertebrate animal (as a clam or lobster) that has a hard outer shell and lives in water
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