| NOUN | food | stone crab | pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor |
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| animal | stone crab, Menippe mercenaria | large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida) |
| Meaning | pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare. | |
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| Part of | stone crab, Menippe mercenaria | large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida) |
| Broader | crab, crabmeat | The edible flesh of any of various crabs |
| Meaning | large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida). | |
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| Synonym | Menippe mercenaria | |
| Member of | Menippe, genus Menippe | stone crabs |
| Parts | stone crab | pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor |
| Broader | crab | decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers |
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