king crab

/ˌkɪŋ ˌkræb/

Other forms: king crabs

Definitions of king crab

1. noun

   a large spider crab of Europe
   synonyms: European spider crab, Maja squinado

   type of:

   spider crab

   any of numerous crabs with very long legs and small triangular bodies
2. noun

   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

   type of:

   crab

   decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
3. noun

   meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
   synonyms: Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab

   type of:

   crab, crabmeat

   the edible flesh of any of various crabs
4. noun

   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: Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemus, horseshoe crab

   type of:

   arthropod

   invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin