Synonyms and antonyms of Shellfish and shells in British Thesaurus

abalone (noun)

a shellfish that can be eaten as food. Its shell contains mother-of-pearl.

barnacle (noun)

a sea creature that sticks firmly to rocks and to the bottoms of ships

bivalve (noun)

a sea creature with a shell made of two parts joined together

clam (noun)

a small shellfish that can be eaten

cockle (noun)

a small European shellfish

cockleshell (noun)

the shell of a cockle

conch (noun)

the large curved shell of a sea creature that is also called a conch

cowrie (noun)

a shiny, coloured shell of a sea animal, used in the past as money in parts of Africa and Asia

crab (noun)

a shellfish with ten legs and two large claws used for holding things. Crabs walk sideways.

crawfish (noun)

a crayfish

crayfish (noun)

a creature like a small lobster that lives in rivers and lakes and can be eaten

hermit crab (noun)

a type of crab with a soft body that lives in the empty shells of other shellfish

krill (noun)

extremely small shellfish, eaten by whales

langoustine (noun)

a shellfish that is a type of small lobster

limpet (noun)

a small sea animal that has a shell and sticks tightly to rocks

lobster (noun)

a shellfish that has a long body, eight legs, and two large parts like arms called claws

mussel (noun)

a small shellfish with a soft body inside a hard black or green shell, often cooked and eaten as food

oyster (noun)

a type of shellfish that has a rough shell and is eaten as food, often raw. Some types of oyster contain pearls (=small white jewels).

periwinkle (noun)

a small sea creature that lives in a shell and can be eaten. Periwinkles are often simply called winkles.

prawn (noun)

a shellfish that can be eaten

scallop (noun)

a shellfish with two shells that fit together

scampi (noun)

British large prawns

seashell (noun)

the empty shell of a sea animal

sea urchin (noun)

a small round animal that lives in the sea and has a hard shell with sharp points

shellfish (noun)

sea creatures with a hard shell around them, for example crabs, mussels, and oysters

shrimp (noun)

a small shellfish with a lot of legs

urchin (noun)

a sea urchin

whelk (noun)

a small shellfish that lives along the coast of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is sometimes eaten as food.

winkle (noun)

a type of small shellfish that can be eaten as food