soft-shelled crab

Noun

Meaning

edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell

freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

soft-shell crab

Hypernyms

crab crabmeat

Close letter words and terms

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