| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| B | |
| Bivalve | Any shellfish (an aquatic mollusc) having two shells or valves which open and shut. 📑 Bivalve (read more) |
| C | |
| Catfish | Any fish of the family Siluriformes, which live in freshwater and have whisker-like barbels around the mouth 📑 Catfish (read more) |
| Clam | Marine bivalve shellfish (aquatique molluscs) that usually live buried in the seabed or in sand, whose soft meat can be eaten raw or cooked. 📑 Clam (read more) |
| Crab | An edible crustacean with a thick exoskeleton and two claws, eight legs, found in oceans and freshwater all over the world 📑 Crab (read more) |
| Crayfish | An animal like a small lobster , that lives in rivers and lakes and can be eaten, or one like a large lobster , that lives in the sea and can be eaten 📑 Crayfish (read more) |
| Crustacean | Any of various widespread arthropods (invertebrate with jointed appendages) of the subphylum Crustacea that live mostly in water and have a hard shell, with a segmented body. Crustaceans are the largest group of marine arthropods, which include crabs, lobsters, and prawns and shrimps. 📑 Crustacean (read more) |
| M | |
| Mollusk | Any of the invertebrate animals in the phylum Mollusca that have soft, unsegmented bodies and often live in water and have external shells. 📑 Mollusk (read more) |
| Mussel | A small shellfish of the familly Mytilidae that can be eaten, with a black asymmetrical shell in two parts. 📑 Mussel (read more) |
| S | |
| Shellfish | A creature with a shell, that lives in water, especially one of the types that can be eaten. 📑 Shellfish (read more) |
| Shrimp | Small decapod crustacean shellfish that is found in fresh and salt water and can be eaten. Like a prawn but smaller. 📑 Shrimp (read more) |
| Snail | A small soft creature with a hard round shell on its back, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants. 📑 Snail (read more) |
| T | |
| Tiger prawn | A large edible prawn of the genus Penaeus with dark bands across the body, fished commercially in the Indian and Pacific oceans. 📑 Tiger prawn (read more) |
| Total terms: 12 | |
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