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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 gumbo is available in two options, a $25 seafood version with beef sausage, chicken, shrimp and blue crab, and a $23 chicken-and-sausage only option.
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Caché McClay, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Swing by around noon for the lunch special—a quarter pound of peel-and-eat shrimp and a North Carolina blue crab cake (Calabash style), with tartar and cocktail sauce on the side.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
The beef wellington and blue crab pot pie dishes that Bella talks about are actually served at the restaurant.
—Brayden Garcia
january 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
Ooh, what does barbecued blue crab taste like?
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Dec. 2025
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Caché McClay, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Swing by around noon for the lunch special—a quarter pound of peel-and-eat shrimp and a North Carolina blue crab cake (Calabash style), with tartar and cocktail sauce on the side.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
The beef wellington and blue crab pot pie dishes that Bella talks about are actually served at the restaurant.
—Brayden Garcia
january 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
Ooh, what does barbecued blue crab taste like?
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Dec. 2025
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“Blue crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20crab. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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