snow crab
noun
Definition of snow crab
: any of several long-legged crabs (genus Chionoecetes, especially C. opilio and C. bairdi) of the eastern north Pacific Ocean and especially Alaska and the western north Atlantic Ocean that are used for food
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1974
First Known Use of snow crab
1974
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