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sea⋅food

[see-food]
–noun
any fish or shellfish from the sea used for food.

Origin:
1830–40, Americanism
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sea·food   (sē'fōōd')   
n.  Edible fish or shellfish from the sea.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

seafood 
"food obtained from the sea," 1836, Amer.Eng., from sea + food.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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