As used in the fishery for blue crabs, a crab about to shed its shell; recognizable by the red line along the edge of the swimming paddles (fifth pair of thoracic legs).
[Bliss, 1982]
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Martin, J.W., N.D. Pentcheff, D. Striley, C. Perrodin, A.R. Wall, J. Wall, and J. Zieba (editors).
Crustacea Glossary. Crustacea Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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