Dun·ge·ness crab

(dŭn′jə-nĕs′, -nĭs)

An edible crab (Metacarcinus magister syn. Cancer magister) found along the Pacific coast from Alaska to central California.

[After Dungeness, a town of northwest Washington.]

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Dun′ge•ness crab′

(ˈdʌn dʒəˌnɛs, ˌdʌn dʒəˈnɛs)
n.

a crab, Cancer magister, of North American Pacific coastal waters.

[1920–25; after Dungeness, village in NW Washington]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Dungeness crab - flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab) Cancer magister, Dungeness crab - small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America crabmeat, crab - the edible flesh of any of various crabs
	2.	Dungeness crab - small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America Cancer magister crab - decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers genus Cancer, Cancer - type genus of the family Cancridae Dungeness crab - flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab)

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