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Animals - Shellfish and Mollusks

Here you will learn the names of different types of shellfish and mollusks in English, such as "clam", "lobster", and "oyster".

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abalone

a gastropod of warm seas that is edible and contains mother-of-pearl

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barnacle

a marine arthropod with an external shell that attaches itself to a surface and feeds on particles that are in the water

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bivalve

an aquatic mollusk that its body is enclosed with a shell that has two parts

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clam

an edible marine shellfish living in sand or mud

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cockle

a marine bivalve which is edible and has ribbed shells, living in sand

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conch

a large marine mollusk with a spiral-shaped shell, often used for decorative purposes and prized for its meat in various cuisines

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cowrie

a small marine snail with a brightly colored and polished shell that is often used for decorative and cultural purposes

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crab

a sea creature with eight legs, two pincers, and a hard shell, which is able to live on land

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crayfish

a large nocturnal decapod that lives in fresh waters and resembles a lobster

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hermit crab

a small marine decapod that lives in the empty shells of gastropods

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krill

a tiny Antarctic crustacean that resembles a shrimp and is the main food for whales

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langoustine

a small European pinkish orange lobster that is cooked as food

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langouste

a large edible spiny crustacean that is used in French cuisine

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limpet

a small marine mollusk of the gastropod family that sticks tightly to the rocks

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lobster

a sea animal with a shell, a pair of strong, large claws and eight legs

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mussel

an edible bivalve mollusk with a dark shell that is found in saltwater or freshwater habitats

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oyster

a type of shellfish found in the ocean, known for its hard, irregular shell and prized for the pearls it can produce

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periwinkle

a small marine gastropod mollusk with a spiral-shaped shell, known for its ability to withstand exposure to air during low tides

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prawn

a marine crustacean with a compressed abdomen that is cooked as food

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scallop

an edible marine bivalve with a white internal muscle that opens and closes the shells and causes it to swim

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seashell

the hard empty outer body of an oyster, clam, etc., often found on a shore

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shellfish

a type of sea creature with a shell, such as clams, oysters, mussels, shrimp, lobster, etc.

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shrimp

a small animal from the crustacean family with ten legs that lives in the sea

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winkle

a small herbivorous mollusk that has a spiral shell and can be eaten as food

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razor clam

a marine mollusk native to the Pacific Ocean that is edible

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snail

a small, soft creature which carries a hard shell on its back and moves very slowly

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nautilus

a cephalopod mollusk originally from Pacific and Indian Oceans with a shell that is pearly on the inside

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brachiopod

a marine bivalve that has small tentacles in order to catch the food

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slug

a small mollusk that moves very slowly and closely resembles a snail without shell

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