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snow crab

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an edible spider crab (Chionoecetes opilio) of the N Pacific
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snow crab

noun

Any of several edible spider crabs of the genus Chionoecetes of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, especially C. opilio.

Origin of snow crab

Probably from the fact that they live in northern seas and are typically fished in winter

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