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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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Seaweed is toasted to order, and the restaurant’s signature hand roll comes stuffed with blue crab, shrimp, salmon belly and cucumber.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Oriole Park at Camden Yards is now officially True Blue certified, ensuring that the iconic Baltimore stadium is serving authentic Maryland blue crab meat to fans this baseball season.
—Alexa Dikos, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2025
Kayaking the bay’s calm, clear waters allows up-close-and-personal looks at its abundant aquatic life, including scallops, blue crabs and one of the North Florida coast’s richest concentrations of marine grasses.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
Sama offers a range of classic hand and cut rolls such as blue crab, yellowtail and salmon, as well as a few signatures, including the Sama, which tops toro and truffled uni with shaved, salted egg yolk.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Oriole Park at Camden Yards is now officially True Blue certified, ensuring that the iconic Baltimore stadium is serving authentic Maryland blue crab meat to fans this baseball season.
—Alexa Dikos, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2025
Kayaking the bay’s calm, clear waters allows up-close-and-personal looks at its abundant aquatic life, including scallops, blue crabs and one of the North Florida coast’s richest concentrations of marine grasses.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
Sama offers a range of classic hand and cut rolls such as blue crab, yellowtail and salmon, as well as a few signatures, including the Sama, which tops toro and truffled uni with shaved, salted egg yolk.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Blue crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20crab. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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