soft-shell crab

Noun soft-shell crab has 2 senses

• soft-shell crab(n = noun.food) soft-shelled crab - freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible;
is a kind of crab, crabmeat

• soft-shell crab(n = noun.animal) soft-shelled crab - edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell;
is a kind of crab