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crab vs soft-shelled crab

soft-shelled crab vs crab

crab and soft-shelled crab both are nouns.

crab is a verb but soft-shelled crab is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crab Yes No Yes No
soft-shelled crab Yes No No No
As nouns, soft-shelled crab is a hyponym of crab; that is, soft-shelled crab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crab:
  • crab: decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
  • soft-shelled crab: edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell
As nouns, soft-shelled crab is a hyponym of crab; that is, soft-shelled crab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crab:
  • crab: the edible flesh of any of various crabs
  • soft-shelled crab: freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible
crab (noun) soft-shelled crab (noun)
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
the edible flesh of any of various crabs
a quarrelsome grouch
crab (verb) soft-shelled crab (verb)
complain
fish for crab
scurry sideways like a crab
direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
Difference between crab and soft-shelled crab

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