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Noun: blue crab  bloo krab
  1. Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat
     
  2. Bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America
    - Callinectes sapidus

Derived forms: blue crabs

Type of: crab, crabmeat, swimming crab

Part of: Callinectes, genus Callinectes

Encyclopedia: Blue crab