"shellfish" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɛl.fɪʃ/, [ʃɛɫˑfɪʃ] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shellfish.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-shellfish.wav [US] Forms: shellfish [plural], shellfishes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English schellefyssch, from Old English sċielfisċ. Equivalent to shell + fish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|schellefyssch}} Middle English schellefyssch, {{inh|en|ang|sċielfisċ}} Old English sċielfisċ, {{compound|en|shell|fish}} shell + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|~|shellfish|+}} shellfish (countable and uncountable, plural shellfish or shellfishes)
  1. A fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (aquatic food that has a shell): skulpdier (Afrikaans), مَحَار (maḥār) [masculine] (Arabic), малю́ск (maljúsk) [masculine] (Belarusian), ခရု (hka.ru.) (Burmese), marisc [masculine] (Catalan), 貝類 (Chinese Mandarin), 贝类 (bèilèi) (Chinese Mandarin), skaldyr [neuter] (Danish), schelpdier [neuter] (Dutch), marisko (Esperanto), skeljadjór [neuter] (Faroese), skeljadýr [neuter] (Faroese), äyriäinen (english: no exact equivalent) (Finnish), simpukka (Finnish), osteri (Finnish), merenelävä (Finnish), coquillage [masculine] (French), fruits de mer (French), marisco [masculine] (Galician), Schalentier [neuter] (German), Krustentier [neuter] (German), οστρακόδερμο (ostrakódermo) [neuter] (Greek), fwidmè (Haitian Creole), कस्तूरा (kastūrā) (Hindi), kagyló (Hungarian), kerang (Indonesian), sliogán [masculine] (Irish), crostaceo [masculine] (Italian), mollusco [masculine] (Italian), (kai) (alt: かい) (Japanese), 甲殻類 (kōkakurui) (alt: こうかくるい) (Japanese), ಚಿಪ್ಪು ಮೀನು (cippu mīnu) (Kannada), 조개 (jogae) (Korean), ຫອຍ (hōy) (Lao), concha [feminine] (Latin), школка (školka) [feminine] (Macedonian), kerang (Malay), kerang-kerangan (Malay), eeast shliggagh [masculine] (Manx), skalldyr [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), skaldyr [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), sċielfisċ [masculine] (Old English), صدفماهی (sadaf-mâhi) (Persian), skorupiak [masculine] (Polish), marisco [masculine] (Portuguese), моллю́ск (molljúsk) (english: mollusc) [masculine] (Russian), ракообра́зное (rakoobráznoje) (english: crustacean) [neuter] (Russian), maorach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), kôrovec [masculine] (Slovak), mušľa [feminine] (Slovak), mäkkýš [masculine] (Slovak), článkonožec [masculine] (Slovak), marisco [masculine] (Spanish), skaldjur [neuter] (Swedish), หอย (hɔ̌i) (Thai), молю́ск (moljúsk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ốc (Vietnamese), koanaf (Volapük), pysgodyn cragen [masculine] (Welsh), skulpdier [neuter] (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-shellfish-en-noun-uV2YYmCT Disambiguation of 'aquatic food that has a shell': 56 44
  2. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Seafood Categories (lifeform): Crustaceans, Mollusks
    Sense id: en-shellfish-en-noun-hQSVPegU Disambiguation of Seafood: 44 56 Disambiguation of Crustaceans: 33 67 Disambiguation of Mollusks: 28 72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: seafood [food, lifestyle] Coordinate_terms: cartilaginous fish [food, lifestyle], finned fish [food, lifestyle], finfish [food, lifestyle], fish [food, lifestyle]

Inflected forms

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          "word": "concha"
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "školka",
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          "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
          "word": "kerang"
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          "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
          "word": "kerang-kerangan"
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          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
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          "word": "eeast shliggagh"
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          "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
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          "word": "skalldyr"
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          "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sadaf-mâhi",
          "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
          "word": "صدفماهی"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
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          "word": "skorupiak"
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          "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
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          "word": "marisco"
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          "english": "mollusc",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "molljúsk",
          "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
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          "word": "моллю́ск"
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          "english": "crustacean",
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          "roman": "rakoobráznoje",
          "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
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          "word": "ракообра́зное"
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
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          "word": "maorach"
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          "lang": "Slovak",
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          "word": "kôrovec"
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          "word": "článkonožec"
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          "word": "marisco"
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          "word": "skaldjur"
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        "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."
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    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "lifestyle"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "skulpdier"
    },
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "maljúsk",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hka.ru.",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "ခရု"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "marisc"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "貝類"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bèilèi",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "贝类"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skaldyr"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "schelpdier"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "marisko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skeljadjór"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skeljadýr"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "no exact equivalent",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "äyriäinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "simpukka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "osteri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "merenelävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coquillage"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "fruits de mer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "marisco"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Schalentier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Krustentier"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ostrakódermo",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "οστρακόδερμο"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "fwidmè"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kastūrā",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "कस्तूरा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "kagyló"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "kerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sliogán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crostaceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mollusco"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kai",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "貝"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうかくるい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōkakurui",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "甲殻類"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "cippu mīnu",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "ಚಿಪ್ಪು ಮೀನು"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jogae",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "조개"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "hōy",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "ຫອຍ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "concha"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "školka",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "школка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "kerang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "kerang-kerangan"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eeast shliggagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skalldyr"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skaldyr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sċielfisċ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sadaf-mâhi",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "صدفماهی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "skorupiak"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "marisco"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "mollusc",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "molljúsk",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "моллю́ск"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "crustacean",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rakoobráznoje",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ракообра́зное"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maorach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kôrovec"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mušľa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mäkkýš"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "článkonožec"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "marisco"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skaldjur"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "hɔ̌i",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "หอย"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "moljúsk",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "молю́ск"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "ốc"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "word": "koanaf"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pysgodyn cragen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "aquatic food that has a shell",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skulpdier"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shellfish"
}

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