English noun: king crab |
1. | king crab (food) meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat |
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| Synonyms | Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab |
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| Broader (hypernym) | crab, crabmeat |
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| Part meronym | Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab, king crab, Paralithodes camtschatica |
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2. | king crab (animal) a large spider crab of Europe |
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| Synonyms | European spider crab, Maja squinado |
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| Broader (hypernym) | spider crab |
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| Member meronym | genus Maia, genus Maja, Maia, Maja |
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3. | king crab (animal) large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan |
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| Synonyms | Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab, Paralithodes camtschatica |
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| Broader (hypernym) | crab |
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| Part holonym | Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab, king crab |
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| Member meronym | genus Paralithodes, Paralithodes |
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4. | king crab (animal) large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse |
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| Synonyms | horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, Xiphosurus polyphemus |
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| Broader (hypernym) | arthropod |
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| Member meronym | genus Limulus, Limulus |
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