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shellfish

[shel-fish] / ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ /


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When people eat these contaminated shellfish or fish, they can get Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, which can lead to vomiting, diarrhea, permanent short-term memory loss, coma or death.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The heat has warmed the lagoons, boosting the growth of algae that cover the shellfish.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

Commercial glucosamine supplements are often produced from materials such as shellfish shells or corn.

From Science Daily Jun. 10, 2026

The median cost of a chicken entree is $28—more than fish and shellfish entrees, both $25, despite chicken being a lower cost ingredient, according to the firm’s 2026 data.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

The weather was still unsettled, with light rain falling most of the days, but I started the new canoe anyway, for I needed it to gather shellfish.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell

Here sea creatures come to live, fishes swim hungrily to and fro, and shellfishes die in the mud which, by and by, is to become firm rock with stony animal remains embedded in it.

From Eighth Reader by Baldwin, James




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