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Seafood Word Search

Shellfish such as shrimp and crab have no backbone, so they are invertebrates rather than true fish. Fish names round out the list.

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

  • catfish
  • clam
  • cod
  • crab
  • halibut
  • lobster
  • mussel
  • oyster
  • salmon
  • scallop
  • shrimp
  • squid
  • tilapia
  • trout
  • tuna

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Words in the Seafood word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

shrimp
Small swimming shellfish with a curved body and thin shell.
crab
Shellfish with a wide shell, eight legs and two claws.
lobster
Large ocean shellfish with big front claws and a long tail.
salmon
Pink fleshed fish that swims from the sea into rivers to spawn.
tuna
Large fast ocean fish sold fresh, frozen and canned.
cod
Mild white fish from cold northern waters, often fried.
clam
Shellfish with two matching shells that burrows in sand.
oyster
Shellfish with a rough shell that sometimes holds a pearl.
scallop
Shellfish with a fan shaped shell and a sweet round muscle.
squid
Soft bodied sea animal with ten arms, served as calamari.
mussel
Dark shelled shellfish that clings to rocks and ropes.
halibut
Very large flatfish with both eyes on one side.
tilapia
Mild freshwater fish widely raised on fish farms.
catfish
Whiskered bottom feeding fish common in southern cooking.
trout
Freshwater fish related to salmon and popular with anglers.
anchovy
Tiny salty fish often cured and stirred into dressings.
sardine
Small oily fish usually packed in flat tins.
mackerel
Striped oily fish rich in omega three fats.
swordfish
Big ocean fish with a long flat pointed bill.
crawfish
Small freshwater shellfish that looks like a tiny lobster.

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