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seafood

noun sea·food \-ˌfüd\

: fish and shellfish that live in the ocean and are used for food

Full Definition of SEAFOOD

: edible marine fish and shellfish

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First Known Use of SEAFOOD

1836

Rhymes with SEAFOOD

allude, blood feud, collude, conclude, delude, denude, elude, exclude, extrude, exude, fast-food, health food, include, intrude, junk food, obtrude, occlude, plant food, postlude, preclude, prelude, protrude, quaalude, seclude, subdued, transude, unglued

SEAFOOD Defined for Kids

seafood

noun sea·food \ˈsē-ˌfüd\

Definition of SEAFOOD for Kids

: saltwater fish and shellfish used as food

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Spanish Central: Spanish translation of "seafood"

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