king crab
Also called Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab . a large, edible crab, Paralithodes camtschatica, of cold waters of the North Pacific Ocean, especially abundant along the coasts of Alaska and Japan.
Origin of king crab
1Words Nearby king crab
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use king crab in a sentence
Budweiser: king crab Year: 2010 Ad Meter Score: 8.56 Kellogg Grade: A Share Price Change: 0.72 percent 9.
In the illustration is shown the egg of the king-crab one-third larger than life.
Harper's Young People, July 19, 1881 | VariousFrom the trilobites arose, as evidenced by their larval form, the king-crab group, called the Xiphosura (Fig. 5).
The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook GaskellFortunately, there is still alive on the earth one member of this remarkable group—the Limulus, or King-Crab.
The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook GaskellOf all these the only member alive at the present time is Limulus, or the King-Crab.
The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook Gaskell
From certain obvious affinities, the Limulus, or king crab, may be regarded as a descendant from the trilobites.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, | Various
British Dictionary definitions for king crab
another name for the horseshoe crab
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse