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Alaskan king crab

–noun
king crab (def. 2).
Also, Alaska king crab.


Origin:
1980–85

king crab

–noun
1. horseshoe crab.
2. Also called Alaskan king crab, Alaska crab. a large, edible crab, Paralithodes camtschatica, of cold North Pacific waters, esp. abundant along the coasts of Alaska and Japan.

Origin:
1690–1700
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Alaskan king crab  
n.  See king crab.
king crab  
n.  
  1. A large crab (Paralithodes camtschatica) inhabiting the coastal waters of Alaska, Japan, and Siberia and valued commercially for its edible flesh. Also called Alaskan king crab.

  2. See horseshoe crab.

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