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soft-shell crab

soft-shell crab
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sawft-shel, soft- krab]
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sawft-shel, soft- krab]

Definitions of soft-shell crab words

  • noun soft-shell crab a crab, especially the blue crab, that has recently molted and therefore has a soft, edible shell. 1
  • noun soft-shell crab crustacean with edible shell 1
  • noun soft-shell crab a crab, esp of the edible species Cancer pagurus, that has recently moulted and has not yet formed its new shell 0
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Origin of soft-shell crab

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Soft-shell crab

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Soft-shell crab

soft-shell crab popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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