'Shellfish' definitions:
Definition of 'shellfish'
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Definition of 'Shellfish'
From: GCIDE
- Shellfish \Shell"fish`\, n. (Zool.) Any aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and other mollusks, or crustaceous, as in lobsters and crabs. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'shellfish'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blue point,
- clam,
- coquillage,
- crab,
- crawdad,
- crawfish,
- crayfish,
- Dungeness crab,
- Japanese crab,
- langouste,
- limpet,
- littleneck clam,
- lobster,
- mussel,
- oyster,
- periwinkle,
- prawn,
- quahog,
- scallop,
- shrimp,
- snail,
- soft-shell crab,
- steamer,
- whelk