HyperDic: soft-shelled_crab

English > 2 senses of the expression soft-shelled crab:
NOUNfoodsoft-shelled crab, soft-shell crabfreshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible
animalsoft-shelled crab, soft-shell crabedible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell
English > soft-shelled crab: 2 senses > noun 1, food
MeaningFreshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible.
Synonymsoft-shell crab
Broadercrab, crabmeatThe edible flesh of any of various crabs
English > soft-shelled crab: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaningedible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell.
Synonymsoft-shell crab
Broadercrabdecapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

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