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

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

Listeria has been found in products including cold cuts, hot dogs, sausages, unpasteurized milk, soft cheeses, smoked seafood and raw vegetables and fruits.

From Los Angeles Times