Synonyms for king crab
king crab

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1. king crabnoun

   Synonyms:
   stone crab

2. king crabnoun

   a highly prized crab-like crustacean

   Synonyms:
   stone crab

3. king crabnoun

   a king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em

   Synonyms:
   stone crab

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1. Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab, king crab, Alaska crabnoun

   meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat

   Synonyms:
   horseshoe crab

2. European spider crab, king crab, Maja squinadonoun

   a large spider crab of Europe

   Synonyms:
   horseshoe crab

3. king crab, Alaska crab, Alaskan king crab, Alaska king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticanoun

   large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan

   Synonyms:
   horseshoe crab

4. horseshoe crab, king crab, Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemusnoun

   large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse

   Synonyms:
   horseshoe crab

Matched Categories

1. • Arthropod
   • Crab
   • Spider Crab

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1. Jake Jacobsen:

   King crab has taken on a new mystique as not only a great tasting seafood, and an impressive looking dish, but as something that was obtained at great risk and challenge.

2. Jim Donahue of UniSea:

   Only king crab caught in Alaska can legally be called Alaskan king crab, the same species harvested in Russia or Norway is commonly called king crab in the U.S. market. In turn, only king crab caught in Russia could be legally called Russian king crab.