green crab
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of green crab
First recorded in 1860–65
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While the campaign to consume more invasive green crab has ramped up over the last few years, the act of catching, hunting or foraging invasive species for the purpose of eating them is nothing new.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2023
Washington state has spent millions of dollars to contain the European green crab, a harmful invasive species that threatens native shellfish, eelgrass and estuary habitat that can be important for salmon.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
A particularly costly example is the European green crab, currently competing with native Dungeness crabs along the U.S. and Canadian west coasts.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2022
The European green crab, Carcinus maenas, was introduced to San Francisco Bay in the late 1990s, likely in ship ballast water, and has spread north along the coast to Washington.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
Dorothy stooped to get a drink and discovered in the water a green crab, about as big as her hand.
From Glinda of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
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