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.")

shellfish
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Synonyms:
crustacean, mollusk, molluscoid, invertebrate, marine invertebrate, marine animal, arthropod, gastropod, bivalve, shell-meat, clam Collocations, lobster Collocations, crab Collocations, mussel Collocations, prawn Collocations


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