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soft-shell



Pronunciation: (sôft'shel", soft'-), [key]
—adj.
Also,soft'-shelled'.having a soft, flexible, or fragile shell, as a crab that has recently molted.

—n.
a soft-shell animal, esp. a soft-shell crab.

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