: a large bluish-green edible crab (Callinectes sapidus of the family Portunidae) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
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Recent Examples on the WebPopular dishes include potato gnocchi, northern halibut and Delta asparagus soup with blue crab creme fraiche, according to OpenTable.—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 13 May 2024 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.—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 See all Example Sentences for blue crab
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