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Dungeness crab
[duhn-juh-nes, duhn-juh-nes]
noun
an edible crab, Cancer magister, of shallow Pacific coastal waters from northern California to Alaska.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Dungeness crab1
First recorded in 1920–25; after Dungeness, village in NW Washington
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