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smul’sh
- sməl̓š
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- N
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crab: soft-shelled crab
Details
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smul’sh
- sməl̓š
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- Noun
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soft-shelled crab
Details
- Ethnobiological notes
- This word refers to dungeness crabs immediately after they have molted and shed their old exoskeletons. At this time the crabs have a very soft shell, lack their normal color and are considered inedible.
- Binomial name
- [Cancer magister Dana]