Noun
Any aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and other mollusks, or crustaceous, as in lobsters and crabs.
Source: Webster's dictionaryShe grew more and more silent about what really mattered. She curled inside herself like one of those black chimney brushes, the little shellfish you see on the beach, and you touch them, and then go inside and don't come out. Janet Frame
It's surprising how often history is decided by something as trival as bad shellfish. John Flanagan
It took me years to eat a lot of shellfish. I was probably 20 years old before I had even seen a shrimp cocktail. I like oysters, but fried. Dolly Parton
Decay and disease are often beautiful, like the pearly tear of the shellfish and the hectic glow of consumption. Henry David Thoreau
I personally like the idea of shellfish aquaculture. These are animals that stay quiet, they stay where you put them, and they clean up the water. Daniel Pauly
The world is your oyster... ... too bad you're allergic to shellfish. Paul Neilan