English noun: soft-shelled crab | |||
1. | soft-shelled crab (food) freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible | ||
Synonyms | soft-shell crab | ||
Broader (hypernym) | crab, crabmeat | ||
2. | soft-shelled crab (animal) edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell | ||
Synonyms | soft-shell crab | ||
Broader (hypernym) | crab | ||