Shellfish are small creatures that live in the sea and have a shell.
Fish and shellfish are the specialities.
Synonyms: mollusc, crustacean, bivalve More Synonyms of shellfish
shellfish in British English
(ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ)
nounWord forms: plural-fish or -fishes
any aquatic invertebrate having a shell or shell-like carapace, esp such an animal used as human food. Examples are crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters and molluscs such as oysters
shellfish in American English
(ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ)
nounWord forms: pluralˈshellˌfish or ˈshellˌfishes
any aquatic animal with a shell, esp. an edible one, as the clam or lobster
Word origin
ME shellfyssche < OE scilfisc < sciel, shell + fisc, fish
shellfish in Hospitality
(ʃɛlfɪʃ)
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, fish and seafood)
Shellfish are small creatures that live in the sea and have a shell. Some types of shellfishare eaten as food.
Shellfish such as mussels and clams are the specialties in this restaurant.
Remove the shellfish from their shells and add them to the pan.
We have a selection of shellfish available, including clams and prawns.
Examples of 'shellfish' in a sentence
shellfish
It also does fresh and smoked shellfish.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They produced a beautiful array of fish and shellfish.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They are usually served as a garnish or on a platter of mixed shellfish with mayonnaise.
Smith, Drew Food Watch (1994)
Guests were able to help themselves to platters of shellfish while waiters proffered metal buckets full of ribs.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The large selection of fresh shellfish includes dressed crab from nearby Lymington.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
With fish or shellfish this is deliciously bright, fresh and summery.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Particularly good dusted over fish and shellfish, or with couscous salad.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Not surprisingly, fish and shellfish dishes are much favoured along the coast.
Wood, Katie Cheap Eats Guide to Europe 1994 (1993)
The shellfish are cooked when shells have opened, discard any that are closed.
The Sun (2014)
Fish restaurants do sometimes serve them, but only as a garnish on the side of assorted shellfish platters.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There are fish and shellfish.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Many people choose to eat shellfish at this time of the year, especially after acquiring a taste for them on holiday.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
MANY fish and shellfish stocks in Scotland are in trouble.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There was a very healthy respect for game, and fish, and shellfish.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
First, of course, fish and shellfish have the least amount of fat of any selection from the meat group.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)
Priority will be given to trucks carrying livestock, fresh produce such as shellfish and meat, or hazardous goods such as explosives.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Such an effect could trigger a chain of reactions through entire ecosystems, from whales to fish and shellfish, with huge implications for economies and wildlife.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
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British English: shellfish /ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ/ NOUN
A shellfish is a small creature with a shell that lives in the sea.