1. softshell - Noun
2. softshell - Adjective
softshell (not comparable)
(zoology) Having a relatively soft shell.
softshell (plural softshells)
A softshell turtle (Trionychidae).
In the springtime, we have softshell crab from Maryland, which I'd never had until I came to America. In the summer and early fall, we have striped bass, 'stripeys,' which come all the way up the Hudson River but mostly gather in the sound at the tip of Long Island, off Montauk. Daniel Boulud
The spiny softshell is primarily a riverine species. Source: Internet
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