Seafood

7 words in this vocabulary list

noun a cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes with gills, and typically has fins and scales

  • The restaurant served a delicious grilled fish for dinner.
  • Let's go fishing at the lake this weekend.
  • That party was so lit, we were all just fishing around for snacks.
  • She felt like a fish out of water in the new school.

noun a type of shellfish with a rough irregular shell that is eaten as a delicacy

  • The chef prepared a delicate oyster dish for the guests.
  • Let's grab some oysters at the seafood restaurant.
  • I heard this place serves the best oysters in town!
  • She kept her emotions hidden, like a pearl inside an oyster.

noun a large edible fish that is a popular food source

adjective relating to or characteristic of the color of salmon flesh, which is a pale pinkish-orange

  • The restaurant served a delicious grilled salmon with lemon butter sauce.
  • I love ordering salmon at my favorite seafood spot.
  • Let's grab some salmon and chill at the beach.
  • Her words were like swimming upstream, trying to catch a salmon in a fast-flowing river.

noun a small oily fish that is often canned and eaten as a snack or used in recipes

  • Sardines are a type of small, oily fish that are often packed in cans for preservation.
  • I love snacking on sardines straight from the can.
  • Let's grab some sardines and crackers for a quick snack.
  • The crowded subway was packed like sardines during rush hour.

noun a person who does not eat meat but does eat fish

adjective relating to or characteristic of a pescetarian

  • She has been following a pescetarian diet for the past year, focusing on seafood and plant-based foods.
  • My friend is a pescetarian, so we always have to find seafood options when we go out to eat.
  • I'm trying out this pescetarian thing to see if I feel healthier and more energetic.
  • Being a pescetarian in a sea of meat-eaters can sometimes feel like swimming against the current.

noun a type of freshwater fish commonly found in Southeast Asia

  • The swai fish is a type of freshwater fish commonly found in Southeast Asia.
  • I tried cooking swai for the first time and it turned out really delicious.
  • Let's grab some swai fillets and have a fish fry this weekend.
  • Her dance moves were so smooth and graceful, like a swai swimming effortlessly in the water.

noun a group of primitive ray-finned fishes including sturgeons and paddlefishes

  • Acipenseriformes, commonly known as acipenserids or sturgeons, are a group of primitive fish with distinctive features.
  • I saw a huge acipenseres while fishing in the river yesterday.
  • That acipenseres is one ugly looking fish!
  • The acipenseres of knowledge in that book are truly valuable.