Shell-fish

shell·fish

[shel-fish]
noun, plural ( especially collectively ) shell·fish ( especially referring to two or more kinds or species ) shell·fish·es.
an aquatic animal having a shell, as the oyster and other mollusks and the lobster and other crustaceans.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English scilfisc. See shell, fish

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shellfish (ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -fish, -fishes
any aquatic invertebrate having a shell or shell-like carapace, esp such an animal used as human food. Examples are crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters and molluscs such as oysters

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