king crab
noun
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: any of several very large crabs
especially
: one (Paralithoides camtschaticus) of the North Pacific caught commercially for food
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In a series first, Captain Sig Hansen launches an unprecedented covert scouting mission, deploying an underwater drone into the unknown waters in a bold attempt to locate the rare strain of king crab before the rest of the fleet arrives.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Archiebald Steak Home is a refined American steakhouse serving prime cuts of porterhouse and rib-eye alongside standout starters like king crab dumplings and steak tartare.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Dishes include beef tartare, king crab tart and pistachio frangipane tart.
—Ana Khan, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Other crustaceans in the same arthropod order (Decapoda) but belonging to the infraorder Anomura, such as hermit crabs, king crabs, and porcelain crabs, generally move forward or backward.
—Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Archiebald Steak Home is a refined American steakhouse serving prime cuts of porterhouse and rib-eye alongside standout starters like king crab dumplings and steak tartare.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Dishes include beef tartare, king crab tart and pistachio frangipane tart.
—Ana Khan, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Other crustaceans in the same arthropod order (Decapoda) but belonging to the infraorder Anomura, such as hermit crabs, king crabs, and porcelain crabs, generally move forward or backward.
—Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
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“King crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/king%20crab. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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