seafood

[ see-food ]

noun

1. any fish or shellfish from the sea used for food.

seafood

/ ˈsiːˌfuːd /

noun

1. edible saltwater fish or shellfish

Word History and Origins

Origin of seafood¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

He says the seafood sector is dominated by family firms who are in a similar position to the farmers in the north east of Scotland who are protesting about the inheritance tax proposals.

From BBC

If your seafood shop dips the oysters from a gallon container, you can ask for an additional pint of liquor to use in your soup.

From Salon

One option is cultivated, or cultured, meat and seafood: muscle tissue grown in labs in bioreactors, using animal stem cells.

From Salon

These results fell within the predicted global rates of seafood mislabelling.

From Salon

I want to focus on hyper-local ingredients — seafood from Vietnamese fishermen in the Gulf and produce from the farmers in the neighborhood I grew up in.

From Salon