abalone
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a shellfish that can be eaten as food. Its shell contains mother-of-pearl.
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a shiny, coloured shell of a sea animal, used in the past as money in parts of Africa and Asia
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a shellfish with ten legs and two large claws used for holding things. Crabs walk sideways.
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a shellfish that has a long body, eight legs, and two large parts like arms called claws
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a small shellfish with a soft body inside a hard black or green shell, often cooked and eaten as food
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a type of shellfish that has a rough shell and is eaten as food, often raw. Some types of oyster contain pearls (=small white jewels).
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a small sea creature that lives in a shell and can be eaten. Periwinkles are often simply called winkles.
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a small shellfish that lives along the coast of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is sometimes eaten as food.
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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