softshell

Speech parts

1. softshell - Noun

2. softshell - Adjective

Meaning

softshell (not comparable)

(zoology) Having a relatively soft shell.

softshell (plural softshells)

A softshell turtle (Trionychidae).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Phrases with the word

Red River giant softshell turtle Yangtze giant softshell turtle Shanghai softshell turtle Swinhoe's softshell turtle spiny softshell Florida softshell turtle

Examples

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

« Perhaps the best thing to do with breadEoMEoTE: omelette with softshell crabs and XO sauce » Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

softroader softrot softscape softshell turtle softship softshoe