[noun] [plural] shellfish - a small animal that lives in water and has a shellLobsters, crabs, prawns, mussels and oysters are all shellfish that are commonly eaten as food. [C]I think these nice bits in the stew are some kind of shellfish. [U]
SHELLFISH
Meaning of SHELLFISH in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012