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Definition of Softshell
1. a. Having a soft or fragile shell.
Definition of Softshell
1. Adjective. Having a relatively soft shell ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Softshell
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Softshell
Literary usage of Softshell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Review of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Studies by Royal Society of Canada (2006)
"In the other two cases (Spiny softshell Turtle in SAR 5 and SAR 3A, and Bridle
Shiner in SAR 5 and SAR 4), the Performance Indicator models appear to be ..."
2. A Dictionary of Names, Nicknames and Surnames, of Persons, Places and Things by Edward Latham (1904)
"softshell Baptists. A nickname given in the southern United States to Baptists
... softshell Democrats. A nickname given to the anti-slavery faction of the ..."
3. Adventure Guide to the Pacific Northwest by Don Young, Marjorie Young (1999)
"The limit on horse or gaper clams is seven, and that on softshell, native
littleneck, manila, and butter clams is 40, ..."
4. Nuts for Profit: A Treatise on the Propagation and Cultivation of Nut by John R. Parry (1897)
"By general consent, it has been called the Santa Rosa softshell. ... The softshell
Japan Walnut grows rapidly here, and yields surprising annual crops of ..."
5. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark: 194 Essays from the Pages of by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"They were small and fat. also a Soft Shell turtle."20 There is only one softshell
turtle which has a range into the Yellowstone region, Trionyx spiniferus ..."
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