blue crab
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blue crab
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Tender flaked blue crab and summer squash add sweetness and depth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
My family and most of my friends were always blue crab meat or jumbo shrimp kinds of people.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2024
Atlantic blue crab species reached the Mediterranean in ballast waters and through the Suez Canal.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 29, 2024
Adding to the fishermens’ woes: A female blue crab produces about half a million eggs a year, and by some estimates up to 2 million.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
Only I was not thinking of saving the blue crab now.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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