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Green crab

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(Zool.) an edible, shore crab (Carcinus menas) of Europe and America; - in New England locally named joe-rocker.

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The European green crab gobbled up two species of native shellfish, says Edwin D.
He had found the molted shell of a male European green crab (Carcinus maenas).
And just last year, the European green crab found its way to the bay, Nobody is sure whether this voracious predator will help control the Asian clam invasion or damage the local shellfishing industry, according to Moyle.
 
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