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Detailed Synonyms for king crab in English

king crab:

king crab [the ~] noun

  1. the king crab
    – 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 1
    the king crab; the Xiphosurus polyphemus; the horseshoe crab; the Limulus polyphemus
    – 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 1
  2. the king crab
    – large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan 1
    the king crab; the Alaskan king crab; the Alaska crab; the Paralithodes camtschatica; the Alaska king crab
    – large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan 1
  3. the king crab
    – a large spider crab of Europe 1
    the Maja squinado; the king crab; the European spider crab
    – a large spider crab of Europe 1
  4. the king crab
    – meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat 1
    the Alaskan king crab; the Alaska crab; the king crab; the Alaska king crab
    – meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat 1

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Related Definitions for "king crab":

  1. 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 louse1
  2. large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan1
  3. a large spider crab of Europe1
  4. meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat1

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