Usually means: Crab with a molted soft shell.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word soft-shelled crab:

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  1. soft-shelled crab: Merriam-Webster
  2. soft-shelled crab: Vocabulary.com
  3. soft-shelled crab: Wordnik
  4. soft-shelled crab: Dictionary.com
  5. soft-shelled crab: Rhymezone
  6. soft-shelled crab: FreeDictionary.org
  7. soft-shelled crab: Mnemonic Dictionary
  8. soft-shelled crab: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See soft-shelled_crabs as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (soft-shelled crab)

noun:  edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell
noun:  freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible


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