- scilfisc
- scilfisc
obs. f. shellfish.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
scilfisc
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shellfish — /shel fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) shellfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) shellfishes. an aquatic animal having a shell, as the oyster and other mollusks and the lobster and other crustaceans. [bef. 900; ME; OE… … Universalium
shellfish — /ˈʃɛlfɪʃ / (say shelfish) noun (plural shellfish or shellfishes) 1. an edible marine mollusc with a shell, as the oyster, clam, pipi, etc. 2. an edible marine crustacean, as the prawn, crab, or lobster. {Middle English shelfish, Old English… …
shellfish — [shel′fish΄] n. pl. shellfish or shellfishes (see FISH) [ME shellfyssche < OE scilfisc < sciel, SHELL + fisc, FISH] any aquatic animal with a shell, esp. an edible one, as the clam or lobster … English World dictionary
