Dungeness crab

[ duhn-juh-nes, duhn-juh-nes ]
/ ˈdʌn dʒəˌnɛs, ˌdʌn dʒəˈnɛs /

noun

an edible crab, Cancer magister, of shallow Pacific coastal waters from northern California to Alaska.
Also called market crab.

Origin of Dungeness crab

First recorded in 1920–25; after Dungeness, village in NW Washington