king crab


noun

Also called Alaskan king crab, Alaska crab. a large, edible crab, Paralithodes camtschatica, of cold North Pacific waters, especially abundant along the coasts of Alaska and Japan.

Origin of king crab

First recorded in 1690–1700

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British Dictionary definitions for king crab

king crab

noun

another name for the horseshoe crab