snow crab


snow crab

noun

Definition of SNOW CRAB

: any of several long-legged crabs (genus Chionoecetes, especially C. opilio and C. bairdi) of the eastern north Pacific Ocean and especially Alaska and the western north Atlantic Ocean that are used for food

First Known Use of SNOW CRAB

1974

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