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oyster vs shellfish

shellfish vs oyster

oyster and shellfish both are nouns.

oyster is a verb but shellfish is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
oyster Yes No Yes No
shellfish Yes No No No
As nouns, shellfish is a hypernym of oyster; that is, shellfish is a word with a broader meaning than oyster:
  • oyster: edible body of any of numerous oysters
  • shellfish: meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
oyster (noun) shellfish (noun)
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
edible body of any of numerous oysters meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
oyster (verb) shellfish (verb)
gather oysters, dig oysters
Difference between oyster and shellfish

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