soft-shelled crab

Definitions of soft-shelled crab
  1. noun
    freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible
    synonyms: soft-shell crab
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    type of:
    crab, crabmeat
    the edible flesh of any of various crabs
  2. noun
    edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell
    synonyms: soft-shell crab
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    type of:
    crab
    decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
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