green crab

American  

noun

1. a yellowish-green crab, Carcinides maenas, common in shallow waters along rocky shores.

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Etymology

Origin of green crab

First recorded in 1860–65

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green crab

With few natural predators, invasive green crab populations have dug in, overtaking the eelgrass beds that native birds and fish depend upon to survive.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2023

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

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