shellfish

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

shell·fish [shellfish shellfishes] BrE [ˈʃelfɪʃ] NAmE [ˈʃelfɪʃ] noun (pl. shell·fish)
a creature with a shell, that lives in water, especially one of the types that can be eaten. Oysters and ↑crabs are both shellfish.
compare ↑crustacean, ↑mollusc

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mollusk, mollusc