Synonyms for shellfish
- noun
Most common
mollusk US
Definitions
- n. 1
A fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.
Related words
- Word family
- shellfisher
Forms
- Plural
- shellfishes → mollusks…
Example sentences
- mollusk This invading species of mollusk has no natural predator in America.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shellfish | falling | |
| mollusk | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- mollusk2, mollusc
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mollusk2 = 2 syllables).