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.")
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shellfish n (animal: crustacean, mollusc)moluscos nmpl
  crustáceos nmpl
 Lobsters and other shellfish are common in these waters.
 Las langostas y otros moluscos son muy comunes en estas aguas.
shellfish n uncountable (meat of shellfish)mariscos nmpl
  (AR)frutos de mar loc nom mpl
 I'm allergic to shellfish so never eat it.
 Soy alérgica a los mariscos así que nunca como.
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'shellfish' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
creel - mollusk - mossback - razor clam - seafood - seafood restaurant - spat
Spanish:
marisco - marisquero - cetárea - chaca - cocedero de mariscos - cóctel de mariscos - mariscador - mariscar

Collocations: [crustacean, toxic, smoked, fresh] shellfish, [Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean] shellfish, a [platter, plate] of shellfish, more...

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