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soft-shell definition

☆ soft·-shell (-s̸hel′)

adjective

  1. having a soft shell
  2. having an unhardened shell as the result of recent molting
Also soft-shelled soft′·-shelled′

noun

a soft-shell animal; esp., a crab that has recently molted

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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