tanner crab
tanner crab
nounDefinition of TANNER CRAB
: any of several spider crabs (genus Chionoecetes); especially : snow crab
Origin of TANNER CRAB
probably from New Latin tanneri, specific epithet of Chionoecetes tanneri, from Zera L. Tanner †1906 American naval officer
First Known Use: 1947
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