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