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seafood

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sea·food  (sfd)
n.
Edible fish or shellfish from the sea.

seafood
Noun
edible saltwater fish or shellfish
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.seafoodseafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
solid food, food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink"
saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food
freshwater fish - flesh of fish from fresh water used as food
calamari, calamary, squid - (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food
octopus - tentacles of octopus prepared as food
winkle, periwinkle - small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
whelk - large marine snail much used as food in Europe
shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
prawn, shrimp - any of various edible decapod crustaceans
whitefish - any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring
hard roe, roe - fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
milt, soft roe - fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture
Translations
Spanish seafood [ˈsiːfuːd] nmariscos mpl
French seafood [ˈsiːfuːd] sea nfruits mpl de mer
German seafood [ˈsiːfuːd] sea nMeeresfrüchte pl
Italian seafood [ˈsiːfuːd] nfrutti mpl di mare

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