softshell
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- noun
- /ˈsɔːfˌʃɛl/
:
blando
- The jacket is made of softshell fabric, which is both lightweight and highly water-resistant.
- softshell clam
Examples
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In 1930, the "turtles" category was split into loggerhead, green, hawksbill, snapping, and softshell turtle categories.
Academic text (1994) -
These guys got a softshell crab roll.
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They got a softshell crab roll better than a tuna roll.
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Some craved an occasional takeout order of softshell crab.
Fiction book (2000) -
From May to September, Jason's cargo will include waxed cardboard cartons of the softshell crabs for which Smith Island is famous.
Academic text (1994) -
The same flats contained commercial quantities of softshell clams, Mya arenaria, and, at times, from 100 to 200 diggers worked there, leaving the grounds uneven.
Academic text (1996) -
Like spaceships hovering, Florida softshell turtles hang in the clear green over the depths of Shark River Slough, the females over half a meter long, almost twice the size of the males.
Fiction book (2001) -
And the state's concern about the potential public health impacts of both toxic and domestic wastes recently led the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to recommend that pregnant women and children under 12 years of age avoid consuming certain seafood caught in the harbor, including lobsters, flounders, and softshell clams.
Academic text (1992) -
Beyond that, I don't think that I have actually seen a 3/4 length softshell garment, as desirable as that might be, particularly in a dark gray to black, styled to serve as an all-weather coat: North Face Denali Jackets, sized either to cover a
Blog text (14) -
I wore my softshell jacket during the hike to stay dry and comfortable in the rain.
Synonyms
A water turtle with a flat soft shell that lives in rivers and lakes and bites hard
How Flexible
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Softshell as a noun joins soft ('not hard') and shell ('outer cover') to name either a flexible jacket or a turtle with a leathery shell. That's why a softshell jacket keeps you warm and dry without a hard outer layer, and a softshell turtle has a bendy shell instead of a hard one.