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blue crab
noun
- an edible crab, Callinectes sapidus, having a dark green body and bluish legs, found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blue crab1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Example Sentences
At length, fixing his eye on a blue crab-eater, he fired, and the bird fell to the ground.
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Another edible crustacean of considerable economic importance is the blue crab.
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Just as she had ordered the others to do, Louise now scooped up her net, and in came a good sized blue crab.
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This species is supplied to the Newport market, where it is considered preferable to the blue crab.
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Then there is the edible crab, or blue crab, which is common on many parts of our coasts.
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