stone crab
noun
an edible crab, Menippe mercenaria, of rocky shores from the southern U.S. to Mexico and certain areas of the Caribbean, prized for the meat of its claws.
Origin of stone crab
An Americanism dating back to 1700–10
Words nearby stone crab
stone bramble,
stone bruise,
stone canal,
stone china,
stone cold,
stone crab,
stone curlew,
stone deaf,
stone fruit,
stone fungus,
stone heart