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shellfish vs bivalve

bivalve vs shellfish

shellfish and bivalve both are nouns.

shellfish is not an adjective while bivalve is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shellfish Yes No No No
bivalve Yes Yes No No
As nouns, bivalve is a hyponym of shellfish; that is, bivalve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shellfish:
  • shellfish: invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
  • bivalve: marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
shellfish (noun) bivalve (noun)
invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
shellfish (adjective) bivalve (adjective)
used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)
Difference between shellfish and bivalve

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