king crab

noun

horseshoe crab.

Also called Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab . a large, edible crab, Paralithodes camtschatica, of cold North Pacific waters, especially abundant along the coasts of Alaska and Japan.

Origin of king crab

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby king crab

King Charles spaniel, king closer, king cobra, King Cotton, King Country, king crab, kingcraft, kingcup, king devil, kingdom, kingdom come

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Example sentences from the Web for king crab

A name of the king-crab (Limulus polyphemus), from its supposed resemblance to that instrument.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
In the illustration is shown the egg of the king-crab one-third larger than life.
Harper's Young People, July 19, 1881|Various
Fortunately, there is still alive on the earth one member of this remarkable group—the Limulus, or King-Crab.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
The Tortoise replied, "Your slave donned it forasmuch as your slave saw the King-crab trailing his three-edged pike."
Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories|Various

Of all these the only member alive at the present time is Limulus, or the King-Crab.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for king crab

king crab

noun

another name for the horseshoe crab

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单词	king crab
释义	king crab noun horseshoe crab. Also called Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab . a large, edible crab, Paralithodes camtschatica, of cold North Pacific waters, especially abundant along the coasts of Alaska and Japan. Origin of king crab First recorded in 1690–1700 Words nearby king crab King Charles spaniel, king closer, king cobra, King Cotton, King Country, king crab, kingcraft, kingcup, king devil, kingdom, kingdom come Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for king crab A name of the king-crab (Limulus polyphemus), from its supposed resemblance to that instrument. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth In the illustration is shown the egg of the king-crab one-third larger than life. Harper's Young People, July 19, 1881\|Various Fortunately, there is still alive on the earth one member of this remarkable group—the Limulus, or King-Crab. The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell The Tortoise replied, "Your slave donned it forasmuch as your slave saw the King-crab trailing his three-edged pike." Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories\|Various Of all these the only member alive at the present time is Limulus, or the King-Crab. The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell British Dictionary definitions for king crab king crab noun another name for the horseshoe crab Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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