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shellfish

[shel-fish]

noun

plural

shellfish 
,

plural

shellfishes .
  1. an aquatic animal having a shell, as the oyster and other mollusks and the lobster and other crustaceans.



shellfish

/ ˈʃɛˌɪʃ /

noun

  1. any aquatic invertebrate having a shell or shell-like carapace, esp such an animal used as human food. Examples are crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters and molluscs such as oysters

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shellfish1

before 900; Middle English; Old English scilfisc. See shell, fish
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Some fishermen in south-west England say an "invasion" of octopus and a local bylaw are "decimating" the Devon shellfish industry.

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Morgan argued that the Welsh shellfish industry, "which is actually much greater than our fisheries industry sector, are very happy".

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Downing Street stressed that the EU quota in UK waters has not increased, and says the deal provides certainty - as well as streamlining the process for selling UK fish and shellfish in the EU.

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He said the fishing agreement would protect UK access with no increase in EU vessels, while other measures meant shellfish could now be sold again in Europe.

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She lost interest when she went into secondary school, but decided to give it another go in November when a family friend offered her a job on a boat catching shellfish.

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