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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Soft-shelled crab

Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a. Having a soft or fragile shell.

Soft-shell clam (Zo["o]l.), the long clam. See Mya.

Soft-shelled crab. (Zo["o]l.) See the Note under Crab, 1.

Soft-shelled turtle. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Soft tortoise, under Soft.

WordNet
soft-shelled crab

  1. n. freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible [syn: soft-shell crab]

  2. edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell [syn: soft-shell crab]