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shellfish

[shel-fish] / ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ /


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The recalled seafood was harvested by Drayton Harbor Oyster Co. and the Lummi Indian Business Council in Drayton Harbor in Whatcom County, Wash. The contaminated shellfish was sold between Feb. 13 and March 3.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

If the person asks you to explain how it works, just pretend to trip, then throw yourself into the shrimp tower, yell something about a shellfish allergy, and run.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

I also like to keep welcome gifts what I think of as “airplane- and pre-K–safe,” meaning I tend to avoid ingredients that aren’t allowed in those spaces, like peanuts, tree nuts and shellfish.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2026

The octopus increase does however pose a problem for shellfish species around the UK shores.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Native Americans continued to depend mainly on wild foods, especially wild mammals and waterbirds, fish, shellfish, and nuts.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond