'''Shellfish''' is a culinary term for aquatic [[invertebrates]] used as food: [[mollusc]]s, [[crustacean]]s, and [[echinoderm]]s. Both saltwater and freshwater invertebrates are considered shellfish. Many gentile societies have eaten shellfish as a staple diet for thousands of years.
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'''Shellfish''' is a [[culinary]] term for aquatic [[invertebrates]] used as food: [[mollusc]]s, [[crustacean]]s, and [[echinoderm]]s. Both saltwater and freshwater invertebrates are considered shellfish. Many gentile societies have eaten shellfish as a staple diet for thousands of years.