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Word: Shellfish
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʃɛlfɪʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an aquatic shelled mollusc (e.g. an oyster or cockle) or crustacean (e.g. a crab or shrimp), especially one that is edible
Short Definition:aquatic shelled mollusc
Examples:- this species is harmful to marine shellfish
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