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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries貝類
Pronunciation / Transliteration: かいるい
"貝類は多くの海鮮料理に欠かせない食材です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Aquatic animals that have a shell, including mollusks and crustaceans.
"Many people enjoy eating shellfish like shrimp and clams." - 2
A category of seafood that includes various species of marine animals with shells.
"The restaurant specializes in shellfish dishes, offering a variety of oysters and lobsters."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'shellfish' originates from the combination of 'shell', derived from the Old English 'scealu', meaning 'a hard outer covering', and 'fish', from the Old English 'fisc', which refers to aquatic animals. The term has evolved to encompass various aquatic invertebrates with shells, such as mollusks and crustaceans, since the late Middle Ages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shellfish" is said worldwide
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Coquillage
Transliteration: kɔ.ki.jaʒ
"Les coquillages sont souvent servis dans les restaurants de fruits de mer."
Schalentier
Transliteration: ˈʃaːlənˌtiːɐ
"Schalentier sind eine beliebte Delikatesse in vielen Küstenregionen."
Frutti di mare
Transliteration: ˈfrutti di ˈma.re
"I frutti di mare sono un piatto tradizionale della cucina italiana."
Marisco
Transliteration: maˈɾisko
"El marisco es un ingrediente esencial en la paella."
Frutos do mar
Transliteration: ˈfɾutuz du maʁ
"Os frutos do mar são muito populares nas praias."
शेलफिश
Transliteration: shelfish
"शेलफिश समुद्री भोजन का एक महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा है।"
贝类
Transliteration: bèi lèi
"贝类是许多海鲜菜肴的主要成分。"
조개류
Transliteration: jogaeryu
"조개류는 해산물 요리에서 중요한 역할을 합니다."
貝類
Transliteration: かいるい
"貝類は多くの海鮮料理に欠かせない食材です。"
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