释义 |
snow crab
snow crabn. Any of several edible spider crabs of the genus Chionoecetes of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, especially C. opilio. [Probably from the fact that they live in northern seas and are typically fished in winter .]snow crab n (Animals) Canadian an edible crab with long thin legs found off the coasts of Eastern Canada snow′ crab` n. an edible spider crab of the N Pacific, Chionoecetes opilio, commercially important as a seafood product. [1955–60] |