king crab

noun

1. horseshoe crab ( def ).
2. Also called Alaska 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

1. See horseshoe crab
   another name for the horseshoe crab

Word History and Origins

Origin of king crab¹

First recorded in 1690–1700

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).

From Project Gutenberg

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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