äyriäinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === Possibly äyräs +‎ -iäinen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæy̯riæi̯nen/, [ˈæy̯riˌæi̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -æinen Syllabification(key): äy‧ri‧äi‧nen Hyphenation(key): äy‧ri‧äi‧nen === Noun === äyriäinen (zoology) crustacean (any member of the subphylum Crustacea) (cooking) shellfish (these animals as food) ==== Usage notes ==== The English term "shellfish" covers also other marine animals with a shell, notably mollusks such as clams, mussels and oysters. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== merenelävä ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “äyriäinen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023