soft-shelled crab

Noun soft-shelled crab has 2 senses

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

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