king crab
noun
Also called Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab . a large, edible crab, Paralithodes camtschatica, of cold waters of the North Pacific Ocean, especially abundant along the coasts of Alaska and Japan.
Origin of king crab
1First recorded in 1690–1700
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British Dictionary definitions for king crab
king crab
noun
another name for the horseshoe crab
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