shellfish
an aquatic animal having a shell, as the oyster and other mollusks and the lobster and other crustaceans.
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While battered by waves or strong currents, the shellfish firmly hold onto rocks in rivers and oceans.
New glue offers to turn any small walking robot into Spider-Man | Shi En Kim | August 18, 2021 | Science News For StudentsYet some shellfish species are trying to adapt to those rapidly occurring changes.
Many shellfish farms on coastal regions were hit by historically hot temperatures.
Crushing heat wave in Pacific Northwest and Canada cooked shellfish alive by the millions | Sammy Westfall, Amanda Coletta | July 9, 2021 | Washington PostHe heard that a local shellfish commission was opening up new oyster grounds, for the first time in a century-and-a-half.
I can’t put my thumb on it, but there was a mystery to growing plants, a pleasure apart from fishing and farming shellfish.
Two men stepped out and entered a modest seafood restaurant called Mario's Fresh shellfish.
Over the course of the Old Testament God firms up the regulations about consuming shellfish and pork.
Diet Like Jesus: What the Bible Says About How to Eat | Candida Moss | October 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEat: The area is renowned for its cuisine, especially fish, shellfish, hearty rice dishes, and stews.
Nine Amazing Places To Skinny Dip Around The World | Erin Cunningham | September 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, the Spanish government says the cement blocks impaired Spanish fishermen from trolling the same waters for shellfish.
This disease is caused by naturally occurring toxins that are found in the tissue of some shellfish.
Necrotizing Fasciitis, Blinding Larvae & More Scary Diseases | Casey Schwartz | May 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThese fish are very tempting and delicate, and are not so injurious as shellfish are apt to be.
The shores appear to abound with shellfish, although Dampier thought that shells hereabouts were scarce.
It is called "ostrum" because it is taken from the shells of marine shellfish.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusFarewell to sumptuous suppers of shellfish and Rueda wine in the Caf de la Marina!
The Fourth Estate, vol.1 | Armando Palacio ValdsThe chief food of these people seemed to be the bulbs of the water-lilies, fish and shellfish.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines | H. Wilfrid Walker
British Dictionary definitions for shellfish
/ (ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ) /
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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