English noun: blue crab | |||
| 1. | blue crab (food) Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crab, crabmeat | ||
| Part meronym | blue crab, Callinectes sapidus | ||
| 2. | blue crab (animal) bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America | ||
| Synonyms | Callinectes sapidus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | swimming crab | ||
| Part holonym | blue crab | ||
| Member meronym | Callinectes, genus Callinectes | ||