Definition of "soft-bodied" [soft-bodied]

• In zoology, having a soft body.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Leatherbacks prey on jellyfish and other soft-bodied sea creatures, and can live for 40 to 50 years."
• "These were soft-bodied dolls with plastic heads, and the thing that made these dolls so wildly popular, was that in order to be mass-produced, computers generated millions of subtle differences among the dolls."
• "Cicciobello, a soft-bodied doll that can cry, smile and interact with children, has been one of its leading products since the late 1950s."