shellfish

IPA: ʃˈɛɫfɪʃ

A fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.
A culinary and nutritional term for several groups of non-piscine, non-tetrapod, aquatic animals that are used as a food source. The term often exclusively refers to edible aquatic crustaceans, bivalve mollusks and cephalopod mollusks; but sometimes echinoderms may be included as well.

Examples of "shellfish" in Sentences

The bottom is sand and mud with abundant shellfish.
There are many shellfish in the shores of the island.
Cocktails are a bit more, but the shellfish is fresh.
Fishermen ply the 'Green Canal' in search of shellfish.
The immediate decompression causes the shellfish to open.
The book of Leviticus prohibits the consumption of shellfish.
The shellfish is fresh and sweet and the potato batons are tender.
From here most of the shellfish of Ireland was exported to Europe.
In the coastal regions, there was also the added concern of shellfish.
Blount's family was involved in the shellfish industry since the 1880s.
Break out a bottle of champagne, but not the one that came with the shellfish.
Local shellfish is the ideal match for this fine example of Long Island sauvignon.
They will be pouring Jamesport Wines and a variety of shellfish from the Peconic Bay will be available for purchase.
The Health Department currently prohibits, and will continue to prohibit the sale of raw shellfish from a mobile food cart.
I guess if you asked me what I would not order, not that I do not enjoy the diversion of flavors but I guess that a pairing of Fino Amontillado Sherry and shellfish is not my preference.
Domoic acid is produced by the diatom Nitzschia pungens and has been isolated in shellfish from Prince Edward Island, Canada. 10 This toxin is responsible for amnestic shellfish poisoning (ASP) in humans causing symptoms of gastroenteritis and neurotoxicity.