blue crab

blue crab

n.

An edible, bluish swimming crab (Callinectes sapidus) of coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

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blue′ crab′

n.

an edible crab, Callinectes sapidus, of the North American Atlantic coast, having a green shell and blue legs.

[1880–85]

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Noun	1.	blue crab - Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat Callinectes sapidus, blue crab - bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America crabmeat, crab - the edible flesh of any of various crabs
	2.	blue crab - bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America Callinectes sapidus swimming crab - marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming Callinectes, genus Callinectes - New World blue crabs blue crab - Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat

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