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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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Get a dozen Island Creek or the Gloucester Plateaux (featuring a chilled assortment of oysters, blue crab salad, shrimp cocktail, Maine lobster, and salmon crudo), a Select Negroni or glass of wine, and a seat in the window, ideal for watching the world go by.
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Tanya Edwards, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
The Chesapeake Bay produces about half of the United States’ total blue crab harvest, not to mention a bounty of other seafood, including oysters and rockfish.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Lowcountry cooking has long centered around local shrimp, oysters, blue crab, and fresh catch pulled from the Atlantic, giving the city one of the South's most distinctive seafood traditions.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
The six blue crabs had been left in a pot on the stove.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 25 May 2026
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Tanya Edwards, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
The Chesapeake Bay produces about half of the United States’ total blue crab harvest, not to mention a bounty of other seafood, including oysters and rockfish.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Lowcountry cooking has long centered around local shrimp, oysters, blue crab, and fresh catch pulled from the Atlantic, giving the city one of the South's most distinctive seafood traditions.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
The six blue crabs had been left in a pot on the stove.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 25 May 2026
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“Blue crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20crab. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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