noun
Meaning 1
Any member of either of two groups of crab
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Phrase guide
blue crab
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noun
Meaning 2
Any member of either of two groups of crab:
Any crab of genus Callinectes
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noun
Meaning 3
Any member of either of two groups of crab:
Any crab of genus Callinectes
especially of species Callinectes sapidus of eastern US
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noun
Meaning 4
Any member of either of two groups of crab:
A crab of species Portunus pelagicus
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noun
Meaning 5
Any of several species of crab with three-part vernacular names. (See Derived terms and Related terms below.)
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noun
Meaning 6
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue crab.
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noun
Meaning 7
bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Callinectes sapidus
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Broader terms: swimming crab
noun
Meaning 8
Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat
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Broader terms: crab, crabmeat
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