king crab

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

• large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan

• a large spider crab of Europe

• meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  horseshoe crab , Limulus polyphemus , Xiphosurus polyphemus , Alaska crab , Alaskan king crab , Alaska king crab , Paralithodes camtschatica , European spider crab , Maja squinado