sea·food

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

Origin:
1830–40, Americanism

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seafood (ˈsiːˌfuːd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
edible saltwater fish or shellfish

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Seafood is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Word Origin & History

seafood
"food obtained from the sea," 1836, Amer.Eng., from sea + food.
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Example sentences
Pigs have been genetically modified to make their meat as healthy as seafood,
  researchers report.
Enjoy grilled swordfish as an entree or go with one of the seafood sandwiches,
  served with fries.
Living by the sea and eating seafood is not a cause of increased brain size.
The same article includes several intriguing variations on the basic tourtière,
  including one made with seafood.
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