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Meaning of Shellfish | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈʃɛl.fɪʃ

Definitions

  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.
    countable, uncountable
  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.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الأسماك الصدفيّة محار
Català marisc
Dansk skaldyr
Deutsch Krustentier Schalentier
Ελληνικά οστρακόδερμο
Esperanto marisko
Español marisco
Suomi äyriäinen merenelävä osteri simpukka
Français coquillage fruits de mer
Gaeilge sliogán
Gàidhlig maorach
Galego marisco
Magyar kagyló
Bahasa Indonesia kerang
Italiano crostaceo mollusco
日本語 介 甲殻類 貝 貝類
한국어 조개
Latina concha
Македонски школка
Bahasa Melayu kerang
မြန်မာဘာသာ ခရု
Nederlands schelpdier
Polski skorupiak
Português marisco
Русский моллюск ракообразное
Slovenčina kôrovec mäkkýš
Svenska skaldjur
Kiswahili samakigamba
ไทย หอย
Türkçe böcek
Українська молюск
Tiếng Việt óc

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

shellfisher shellfisherman shellfishery Shellfishes shellfishing shellflower

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