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