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Shellfish

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025437

1. An animal such as a mollusk (clams, oysters, and snails) or crustacean (crabs and shrimp) that have a shell or shell-like external skeleton.

2. Aquatic animals, such as clams, crabs, oysters and shrimps, that have a shell or shell-like external skeleton.

3. Aquatic invertebrates belonging to the phylum Mollusca or the subphylum Crustacea, and used as food.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025437
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesEstuaries Glossary; Chesapeake Bay Glossary; NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025437",
  "term": "Shellfish",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An animal such as a mollusk (clams, oysters, and snails) or crustacean (crabs and shrimp) that have a shell or shell-like external skeleton.\n\n2. Aquatic animals, such as clams, crabs, oysters and shrimps, that have a shell or shell-like external skeleton.\n\n3. Aquatic invertebrates belonging to the phylum Mollusca or the subphylum Crustacea, and used as food.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Estuaries Glossary",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/shellfish/"
}

Record 25,437 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.