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king crab
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- a very large, edible spider crab (Paralithodes camtschatica) of the N Pacific
- horseshoe crab
See king crab in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- 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.
- See horseshoe crab.
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