giant crab

noun

1

: a Japanese deep-sea edible spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) that measures about a foot across the shell and has legs many feet in length

2

: an immense Australian edible sea crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) that attains a weight of 30 pounds and has the large claw 17 inches in length

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