stone crab

noun

: a large brownish edible crab (Menippe mercenaria of the family Xanthidae) found on the southern coast of the U.S. and in the Caribbean area

Examples of stone crab in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The start of a stone crab legend As a young investment banker working on mergers and acquisitions, Duarte started to grow frustrated with his career and began to think about starting a new one. — Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

The business grew to become the largest distributor of Florida stone crabs to Latin America. — Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Duarte, 39, was the founder and owner of a stone crab home delivery company called George Stone Crab. — Alexandra Bacallao, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

While the Northeast likes to make a fuss over lobster, the South welcomes stone crab season with equal reverence, and, in my opinion, every bit as deserving of the hype. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stone crab

• taxicab
• ab
• cab
• dab
• drab
• fab
• gab
• grab
• jab
• lab
• mab
• nab