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Shellfish(Topical Term)

Preferred form: Shellfish

as food, coordinate IM with specific shellfish (IM); shellfish as animal = CRUSTACEA or MOLLUSCA or specifics; shellfish poisoning usually due to toxins from marine flora or fauna = MARINE TOXINS

Aquatic invertebrates belonging to the phylum MOLLUSCA or the subphylum CRUSTACEA, and used as food.

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