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Webster 1913 Edition

Soft-shelled

Soft′-shellˊ

,

Soft′-shelledˊ

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Adj.

Having a soft or fragile shell.

Soft-shell clam

(Zool.)

,

the long clam. See

.

–

Soft-shelled crab

.

(Zool.)

See the Note under

, 1.

–

Soft-shelled turtle

.

(Zool.)

Same as

Soft tortoise

, under

.