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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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.
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Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
The menu includes king crab legs, whole lobsters, sushi, crab legs, oysters and shrimp.
—Richard Guzman, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The 27-year-old restaurant is a celebrity hotspot where professional athletes, actors and billionaires are often seen dining on tomahawk steaks and king crab.
—Claire Ballor, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Over the course of the long, strange night, the chef seared a nature film's worth of seafood, all of it local—mackerel, king crab, live abalone, and fat scallops in their shells cultivated in nearby Lake Saroma.
—Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
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Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
The menu includes king crab legs, whole lobsters, sushi, crab legs, oysters and shrimp.
—Richard Guzman, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The 27-year-old restaurant is a celebrity hotspot where professional athletes, actors and billionaires are often seen dining on tomahawk steaks and king crab.
—Claire Ballor, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Over the course of the long, strange night, the chef seared a nature film's worth of seafood, all of it local—mackerel, king crab, live abalone, and fat scallops in their shells cultivated in nearby Lake Saroma.
—Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
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“King crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/king%20crab. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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