Shellfish
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈʃɛl.fɪʃ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shellfish is a noun meaning A fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.
Meaning
A fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.
More Meanings
- A culinary and nutritional term for several groups of non-piscine, non-tetrapod, aquatic animals that are used as a food source. The term often exclusively refers to edible aquatic crustaceans, bivalve mollusks and cephalopod mollusks; but sometimes echinoderms may be included as well.
Word Forms
- shellfishes
Synonyms for shellfish
Depending on context, synonyms include mollusc, mollusk.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mollusk, mollusc, abalone, clam, mussel, bivalve.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.