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King crab   /kɪŋ kræb/   Listen
King crab

noun
1.
Meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat.  Synonyms: Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab.
2.
A large spider crab of Europe.  Synonyms: European spider crab, Maja squinado.
3.
Large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan.  Synonyms: Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab, Paralithodes camtschatica.
4.
Large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse.  Synonyms: horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemus.






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Words linked to "King crab" :   Paralithodes, genus Maia, genus Maja, spider crab, Maja, crabmeat, genus Limulus, arthropod, Maia, genus Paralithodes, crab, Limulus



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