king_crab | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology) large edible crab of North Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan | |
Synonyms: | Alaskan_king_crab Alaska_king_crab Paralithodes_camtschatica Alaska_crab | |
Related terms: | crab Paralithodes Alaska_king_crab | |
2. | [ noun ] (zoology) large European spider crab | |
Synonyms: | Maja_squinado European_spider_crab | |
Related terms: | spider_crab Maja | |
3. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat | |
Synonyms: | Alaskan_king_crab Alaska_crab Alaska_king_crab | |
Related terms: | crab | |
4. | [ noun ] (zoology) 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: | Limulus_polyphemus Xiphosurus_polyphemus horseshoe_crab | |
Related terms: | arthropod Limulus | |
Similar spelling: |
king_orange King_Arthur |