king crab
Americannoun
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Also called Alaskan king crab. Also called Alaska king crab,. Also called Alaska crab,. a large, edible crab, Paralithodes camtschatica, of cold waters of the North Pacific Ocean, especially abundant along the coasts of Alaska and Japan.
noun
Etymology
Origin of king crab
First recorded in 1690–1700
Example Sentences
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In previous seasons—except when the crab population had absolutely collapsed—the objective was Alaskan king crab or snow crab.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
After another bad survey last year, the red king crab fishery closed again and the snow crab fishery closed for the first time ever.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023
At night, the lodge's chefs served multicourse meals of Alaskan king crab legs or Kobe filet.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2023
The result is that many crustaceans that resemble crabs, like the tasty king crab that's coveted as a seafood delicacy, aren't even technically "true crabs."
From Scientific American • Jun. 1, 2023
Those who are familiar with our seacoast will know an interesting creature known as the horseshoe crab, or king crab, though in reality it is not a crab at all.
From The Meaning of Evolution by Schmucker, Samuel Christian
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