Noun: shellfish (shellfish) shel-fish
- Invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
"The shellfish retracted into its shell when disturbed";
- mollusk [N. Amer], mollusc
- Meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
"We enjoyed a platter of fresh shellfish at the seafood restaurant"
Derived forms: shellfish
Type of: invertebrate, seafood
Part of: Mollusca, phylum Mollusca
Encyclopedia: Shellfish