Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun soft-shell_crab

2 senses of soft-shell crab

Sense 1
soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab -- (freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible)
       => crab, crabmeat -- (the edible flesh of any of various crabs)

Sense 2
soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab -- (edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell)
       => crab -- (decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers)