king crab meaning and definition

KING CRAB noun

Definition of king crab (noun)

1. meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
   • synonyms: Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab
2. a large spider crab of Europe
   • synonyms: European spider crab, Maja squinado
3. large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
   • synonyms: Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab, Paralithodes camtschatica
4. large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse
   • synonyms: horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemus