1. Freshly moulted crab with new shell still tender and flexible
   - soft-shell crab 
2. Edible crab that has recently moulted and not yet formed its new shell
   - soft-shell crab

Derived forms: soft-shelled crabs

Type of: crab, crabmeat

Encyclopedia: Soft-shelled crab

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