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shell·fish

(shĕl′fĭsh′)

n. pl. shellfish or shell·fish·es

1. Any of various edible aquatic invertebrate animals having a shell, especially mollusks such as clams and oysters, and crustaceans such as lobsters, crabs, and shrimp.

2. An edible mollusk, in contrast to a crustacean: regulations concerning fish, crustaceans, and shellfish.

3. The edible flesh of such animals.

shell′fish′ing n.

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shell•fish•ing

(ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ ɪŋ)
n.

the act or occupation of fishing for shellfish.

[1865–75]

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