Search Result for "soft-shelled crab":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1. freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible;
[syn: soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab]
2. edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell;
[syn: soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a. Having a soft or fragile shell. [1913 Webster] Soft-shell clam (Zool.), the long clam. See Mya. Soft-shelled crab. (Zool.) See the Note under Crab, 1. Soft-shelled turtle. (Zool.) Same as Soft tortoise, under Soft. [1913 Webster]
