HyperDic: king_crab

English > 4 senses of the expression king crab:
NOUNfoodking crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab, Alaska crabmeat of large cold-water crab
animalking crab, European spider crab, Maja squinadoa large spider crab of Europe
animalking crab, Alaska crab, Alaskan king crab, Alaska king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticalarge edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
animalking crab, horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemuslarge marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail
English > king crab: 4 senses > noun 1, food
Meaningmeat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat.
SynonymsAlaska king crab, Alaskan king crab, Alaska crab
Part ofking crab, Alaska crab, Alaskan king crab, Alaska king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticalarge edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
Broadercrab, crabmeatThe edible flesh of any of various crabs
English > king crab: 4 senses > noun 2, animal
MeaningA large spider crab of Europe.
SynonymsEuropean spider crab, Maja squinado
Member ofMaja, genus Maja, Maia, genus Maiatype genus of the Majidae
Broaderspider crabAny of numerous crabs with very long legs and small triangular / triangular bodies
Spanishcentolla, centollo
Catalancabra, cranca
English > king crab: 4 senses > noun 3, animal
Meaninglarge edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan.
SynonymsAlaska crab, Alaskan king crab, Alaska king crab, Paralithodes camtschatica
Member ofParalithodes, genus ParalithodesA genus of Lithodidae
PartsAlaska king crab, Alaskan king crab, king crab, Alaska crabmeat of large cold-water crab
Broadercrabdecapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
English > king crab: 4 senses > noun 4, animal
Meaninglarge 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.
Synonymshorseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemus
Member ofLimulus, genus Limulustype genus of the family Limulidae
Broaderarthropodinvertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
CatalanLimulus polyphemus

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