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Definition of Shellfish
1. Noun. Meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean).
Group relationships: Mollusc, Mollusk
Generic synonyms: Seafood
Specialized synonyms: Mussel, Huitre, Oyster, Clam, Cockle, Crab, Crabmeat, Crawdad, Crawfish, Crayfish, Ecrevisse, Limpet, Lobster, Crayfish, Langouste, Rock Lobster, Spiny Lobster, Escallop, Scallop, Scollop
Generic synonyms: Seafood
Specialized synonyms: Mussel, Huitre, Oyster, Clam, Cockle, Crab, Crabmeat, Crawdad, Crawfish, Crayfish, Ecrevisse, Limpet, Lobster, Crayfish, Langouste, Rock Lobster, Spiny Lobster, Escallop, Scallop, Scollop
2. Noun. Invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell.
Exact synonyms: Mollusc, Mollusk
Terms within: Carapace, Cuticle, Shell, Shield
Generic synonyms: Invertebrate
Group relationships: Mollusca, Phylum Mollusca
Specialized synonyms: Scaphopod, Gastropod, Univalve, Chiton, Coat-of-mail Shell, Polyplacophore, Sea Cradle, Bivalve, Lamellibranch, Pelecypod, Cephalopod, Cephalopod Mollusk
Terms within: Carapace, Cuticle, Shell, Shield
Generic synonyms: Invertebrate
Group relationships: Mollusca, Phylum Mollusca
Specialized synonyms: Scaphopod, Gastropod, Univalve, Chiton, Coat-of-mail Shell, Polyplacophore, Sea Cradle, Bivalve, Lamellibranch, Pelecypod, Cephalopod, Cephalopod Mollusk
Definition of Shellfish
1. n. Any aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and other mollusks, or crustaceous, as in lobsters and crabs.
Definition of Shellfish
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