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king crab
[ king krab ]
noun
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of king crab1
First recorded in 1690–1700
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Example Sentences
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From The Daily Beast
In the illustration is shown the egg of the king-crab one-third larger than life.
From Project Gutenberg
From the trilobites arose, as evidenced by their larval form, the king-crab group, called the Xiphosura (Fig. 5).
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Fortunately, there is still alive on the earth one member of this remarkable group—the Limulus, or King-Crab.
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Of all these the only member alive at the present time is Limulus, or the King-Crab.
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From certain obvious affinities, the Limulus, or king crab, may be regarded as a descendant from the trilobites.
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