meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
An animal such as a mollusk (clams and oysters) or crustacean (crabs and shrimp) that has a shell or shell-like external skeleton
Shellfish represented a significant part of the human diet, particularly during the Mesolithic Evidence has been found of: crab, limpets, mussels, oysters, periwinkles, whelks, winkles Limpets and other shellfish were kept in small square boxes built into floor at Skara Brae See Snail, Amino-acid racemisation dating
An aquatic animal, such as a mollusc (e g , clams, oysters, and snails) or crustacean (e g , crabs and shrimp), having a shell or shell-like external skeleton (exoskeleton)
All edible species of oysters, clams, mussels and scallops* either shucked, in the shell, fresh or fresh frozen or whole or in part For the purposes of marine biotoxin control predatory gastropod molluscs shall also be included * Except for the adductor muscle (1)
{i} invertebrate aquatic animal which has a shell (such as shrimp, oysters, lobster, etc.)
Aquatic animals with shells, e g crustaceans (prawns, lobsters) and molluscs (e g oysters, scallops, clams)
Any aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and other mollusks, or crustaceous, as in lobsters and crabs
Shellfish are small creatures that live in the sea and have a shell. Fish and shellfish are the specialities. shellfish an animal that lives in water, has a shell, and can be eaten as food, for example crabs, lobsters, and oysters. Any aquatic mollusk, crustacean, or echinoderm that has a shell. Oysters, mussels, scallops, and clams rank among the most commercially important. Certain gastropod mollusks, such as abalone, whelk, and conch, are also marketed. The main crustaceans are shrimp, lobster, and crab. Among echinoderms, sea urchins and sea cucumbers are locally popular. After being harvested, all shellfish are highly perishable. Many types are cooked live to protect the consumer against the effects of spoilage