snow crab

American  

noun

1. an edible spider crab of the North Pacific, Chionoecetes opilio, commercially important as a frozen seafood product.

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snow crab British  

noun

1. an edible crab with long thin legs found off the coasts of Eastern Canada

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Example Sentences

One Michelin-starred Sushi Nakazawa might have a slightly dated interior, but the chef’s counter omakase — about 20 pieces of nigiri, including uni, snow crab and multiple cuts of tuna — certainly delivers.

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Splurge for the Alaskan Red or Golden King crab legs, or choose a more budget-friendly and still local Dungeness or snow crab.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration analyzed temperature at the bottom of the sea, algae bloom levels under the sea ice, ice cover and the makeup of Arctic snow crab communities from 1972 to 2022.

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Although the negative impact on snow crab fisheries is short-term for now, that may not remain the case.

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In the process, they determined that the snow crab population has dramatically decreased as a result of heating from burning fossil fuels.

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