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Seashell vs Shellfish - What's the difference?

seashell | shellfish |

As nouns the difference between seashell and shellfish

is that seashell is the empty shell of a marine mollusk while shellfish is an aquatic invertebrate, such as a mollusc or crustacean, that has a shell, especially as food.

As an adjective seashell

is of a very light pink colour, like that of some seashell.

seashell

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the empty shell of a marine mollusk
  • A very light pink colour, like that of some seashell.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "seashell")

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Of a very light pink colour, like that of some seashell.

    • Related terms

    * scungilli

    See also

    *

    shellfish

    English

    Noun

  • An aquatic invertebrate, such as a mollusc or crustacean, that has a shell, especially as food.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "shellfish")