SHELLFISH

mollusk, mollusc, shellfish

(noun) invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell

shellfish

(noun) meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shellfish (countable and uncountable, plural shellfish or shellfishes)

An aquatic invertebrate having a shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.

Source: Wiktionary


Shell"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 November 2024

INNOCENT

(adjective) free from evil or guilt; “an innocent child”; “the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty”


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