nnoun.foodmeat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)Part Holonyms:mollusc mollusk shellfish
Hypernyms:seafood
Inherited Hypernyms:shellfishseafoodfoodsolidmatterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:clamcocklecrabcrabmeatcrawdadcrawfishcrayfishecrevisseescallophuitrelangoustelimpetlobstermusseloysterrock lobsterscallopscollopspiny lobster
Full Hyponyms:alaska king crabamerican lobsterbay scallopblue crabbluepointcherrystoneclamcocklecrabcrab legscrayfishdungeness crabeuropean lobsterhuitrejapanese crablimpetlittlenecklobsterlobster tailmusselnorwegian lobsteroysters rockefellerquahaugscallopsea scallopsoft-shell clamsoft-shell crabspiny lobsterstone crab
nnoun.animalinvertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shellSynset:mollusc mollusk
Member Holonyms:Mollusca phylum Mollusca
Hypernyms:invertebrate
Inherited Hypernyms:molluskinvertebrateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bivalvecephalopodcephalopod molluskchitoncoat-of-mail shellgastropodlamellibranchpelecypodpolyplacophorescaphopodsea cradleunivalve
Part Meronyms:carapace cuticle shell shield shellfish
Full Hyponyms:abalonearchiteuthisark shellbay scallopbivalvebleeding toothblood clambluepointbrown snailbubble shellcephalopodchambered nautiluscherrystonechitonclamcocklecommon limpetconchcowriecuttlefishdecapoddibranchiateedible cockleedible musseledible snailfreshwater musselgarden snailgastropodgeoduckgiant clamgiant conchgiant northwest shipwormhelix hortensishermissenda crassicornisjapanese oysterkeyhole limpetlimpetlittleneckloligomarine musselmoney cowriemoon shellmusselneritaneritidneritinaoctopodoctopusommastrephesormeroysterpaper nautiluspearl oysterpearly-shelled musselperiwinklephysapiddockquahograzor clamriver limpetsaddle oysterscallopscaphopodscorpion shellsea haresea scallopsea slugseasnailseed oystershipwormslugsnailsoft-shell clamsolenogasterspirulasquidteredothin-shelled musseltiger cowrietooth shelltritonvirginia oysterwhelkwindow oysterzebra mussel