blue crab

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blue crab

An edible, bluish swimming crab (Callinectes sapidus) that has a wide distribution along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America.

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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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