NOUN | food | soft-shelled crab, soft-shell crab | freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible |
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animal | soft-shelled crab, soft-shell crab | edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell |
Meaning | Freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible. | |
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Synonym | soft-shell crab | |
Broader | crab, crabmeat | The edible flesh of any of various crabs |
Meaning | edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell. | |
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Synonym | soft-shell crab | |
Broader | 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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