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king crab
[king krab]
noun
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.
king crab
noun
another name for the horseshoe crab
Word History and Origins
Origin of king crab1
Example Sentences
While the red king crab have been off limits for two years, the snow crab season was also canceled last year.
The red king crab fishery was closed; the snow crab fishery cut to a tenth of the previous year’s take.
At night, the group dined on king crab legs or Kobe beef.
At night, the lodge's chefs served multicourse meals of Alaskan king crab legs or Kobe filet.
In October, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game canceled snow crab, red king crab and blue king crab fishing for 2022-23 after surveys found a dearth of crab to be harvested.
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