stone crab

stone crab

n.

A large crab (Menippe mercenaria) whose claws are harvested for food. It is found in Atlantic coastal waters of the southern United States, Mexico, and some Caribbean islands.

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stone′ crab`

n.

an edible crab, Menippe mercenaria, of rocky shores from the southern U.S. to Mexico and certain areas of the Caribbean: prized for the meat of its claws.

[1700–10, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	stone crab - pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare Menippe mercenaria, stone crab - large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida) crabmeat, crab - the edible flesh of any of various crabs
	2.	stone crab - large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida) Menippe mercenaria crab - decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers genus Menippe, Menippe - stone crabs stone crab - pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare

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