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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Soft-shell Soft-shelled a. Having a soft or fragile shell.
 Soft-shell clam Zool., the long clam. See Mya.
 Soft-shelled crab. Zool. See the Note under Crab, 1.
 Soft-shelled turtle. Zool. Same as Soft tortoise, under Soft.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 soft-shelled crab
      n 1: freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible
           [syn: soft-shell crab]
      2: edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its
         new shell [syn: soft-shell crab]