shellfish in Chinese
shellfish in Chinese is 貝類 — shellfish means an aquatic animal with a shell, such as a crab, mussel, or oyster, especially one eaten as food.
shellfish in Chinese
貝類
Pronounced: bèi lèi
A culinary and nutritional term for several groups of non-piscine, non-tetrapod, aquatic animals that are used as a food source. The term often exclusively refers to edible aquatic crustaceans, bivalve mollusks and cephalopod mollusks; but sometimes echinoderms may be included as well.
What does "shellfish" mean?
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noun An aquatic animal with a shell, such as a crab, mussel, or oyster, especially one eaten as food.
"The restaurant is known for its fresh shellfish platter."
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- The restaurant is known for its fresh shellfish platter.
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What is "shellfish" in Chinese?
"shellfish" in Chinese is 貝類. shellfish means: An aquatic animal with a shell, such as a crab, mussel, or oyster, especially one eaten as food.
How do you pronounce 貝類?
"shellfish" in Chinese is 貝類, pronounced "bèi lèi".
How do you use "shellfish" in a sentence?
Example: "The restaurant is known for its fresh shellfish platter." In Chinese, "shellfish" is 貝類.
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