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Shell·fish

/ˈSHelˌfiSH/

noun
- 1. an aquatic shelled mollusk (e.g. an oyster or cockle) or crustacean (e.g. a crab or shrimp), especially one that is edible: "this species is harmful to marine shellfish"
- ▪ edible mollusks or crustaceans as food: "they plied me with enormous platters of fresh shellfish"
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Shellfish is a colloquial and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater environments, some are found in freshwater. In addition, a few species of land crabs are eaten, for example Cardisoma guanhumi in the Caribbean. Shellfish are among... Wikipedia
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