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blue crab
noun
: a large bluish-green edible crab (Callinectes sapidus of the family Portunidae) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
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The Chesapeake Bay was last approved for a disaster declaration in 2008, as blue crabs endured a precipitous decline that dated back to the 1990s.
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
The hotel has also hired new executive chef Adrian Faison, a North Carolina native, who’s added his own Southern twist to dishes, like pork chops, smoked hot wings, blue crab cake and wild boar sausage.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2024
From the deliciously juicy blue crab with mud crab emulsion and black pepper jam, to six different preparations of 14-day aged duck, including roasted duck brain and crispy duck, nobody is going home hungry.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The co-owners of Jimmy Pearls Virginia Soul Spot say even the company name reflects their heritage: a male blue crab is called a Jimmy, and of course pearls come from oysters.
—Emiene Wright, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
There is one seven-course chef's tasting menu, which changes based on the season but always includes fresh seafood like James River oysters and local blue crab cakes.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 26 Jan. 2024
But, clearly, growing populations of voracious catfish and snakeheads have taken a big bite out of the Chesapeake’s stocks of rockfish, yellow perch and blue crabs.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2024
Houston, with its proximity to Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, also shares Baltimore’s love of seafood — enjoying both blue crabs and crabcakes.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2024
Hop aboard a boat called Sailfish for a 70-minute excursion through the Mississippi Sound, catching shrimp along with blue crabs, flounder, squid, and other local marine life.
—Kelsey Ogletree, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2024
Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
The hotel has also hired new executive chef Adrian Faison, a North Carolina native, who’s added his own Southern twist to dishes, like pork chops, smoked hot wings, blue crab cake and wild boar sausage.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2024
From the deliciously juicy blue crab with mud crab emulsion and black pepper jam, to six different preparations of 14-day aged duck, including roasted duck brain and crispy duck, nobody is going home hungry.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The co-owners of Jimmy Pearls Virginia Soul Spot say even the company name reflects their heritage: a male blue crab is called a Jimmy, and of course pearls come from oysters.
—Emiene Wright, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
There is one seven-course chef's tasting menu, which changes based on the season but always includes fresh seafood like James River oysters and local blue crab cakes.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 26 Jan. 2024
But, clearly, growing populations of voracious catfish and snakeheads have taken a big bite out of the Chesapeake’s stocks of rockfish, yellow perch and blue crabs.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2024
Houston, with its proximity to Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, also shares Baltimore’s love of seafood — enjoying both blue crabs and crabcakes.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2024
Hop aboard a boat called Sailfish for a 70-minute excursion through the Mississippi Sound, catching shrimp along with blue crabs, flounder, squid, and other local marine life.
—Kelsey Ogletree, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2024
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“Blue crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20crab. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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