soft-shell crab
soft-shell crab · soft-shell crabs
A crab, especially the blue crab, that has recently molted and whose new exoskeleton…A crab, especially the blue crab, that has recently molted and whose new exoskeleton has not yet hardened, rendering the entire animal soft and edible.
Meaning
1 sensesA crab, especially the blue crab, that has recently molted and whose new exoskeleton has not yet hardened, rendering the entire animal soft and edible.
edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell
Forms
plural: soft-shell crabs| Singular | soft-shell crab |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell:soft-shelled crab
- freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible:soft-shelled crab