Definitions for soft-shell crab
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
soft′-shell` crab′(n.)
a crab, esp. the blue crab, that has recently molted and therefore has a soft, edible shell.
Category: Invertebrates
Origin of soft-shell crab:
1835–45
Princeton's WordNet
soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab(noun)
freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible
soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab(noun)
edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell
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