shellfish

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɛlfɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shel′fish′)

Inflections of 'shellfish' (n):
shellfish
npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "Some people are allergic to shellfish.")
shellfishes
npl (Mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. "Shellfishes include molluscs and crustaceans.")

Collocations for "shellfish"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shellfish" in context.

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shellfish

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [crustacean, toxic, smoked, fresh] shellfish
  2. [Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean] shellfish
  3. a [platter, plate] of shellfish
  4. [eat, like, hate, sell, buy, open] shellfish
  5. had shellfish for [lunch, dinner]
  6. shellfish collected [from, by]
  7. all different [types, kinds] of shellfish
  8. am (deathly) allergic to shellfish
  9. [getting, having] an allergic reaction to shellfish
  10. an [allergy, intolerance] to shellfish
  11. is [classified, designated] as shellfish
  12. [extracted, derived, obtained] from shellfish
'shellfish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bottom - clam - eat - oyster

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