king crab
noun
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: any of several very large crabs
especially
: one (Paralithoides camtschaticus) of the North Pacific caught commercially for food
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The meal will spotlight fresh fish, oysters, scallops, cod, king crab, wagyu and Japanese sake.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Dishes include king crab cooked in dulce seaweed butter, Perigord black truffle tagliatelle, and citrus cured tuna loin.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
At Hell’s Kitchen, signature dishes include Beef Wellington and seafood towers piled high with lobster, king crab, and oysters.
—Visit Lake Tahoe, AFAR Media, 21 Feb. 2025
Rob Gillam, now 52, spent parts of his youth in Southwest Alaska’s Bristol Bay region — including at his father’s fishing lodge, where guests could savor aged whiskey and king crab.
—ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Dishes include king crab cooked in dulce seaweed butter, Perigord black truffle tagliatelle, and citrus cured tuna loin.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
At Hell’s Kitchen, signature dishes include Beef Wellington and seafood towers piled high with lobster, king crab, and oysters.
—Visit Lake Tahoe, AFAR Media, 21 Feb. 2025
Rob Gillam, now 52, spent parts of his youth in Southwest Alaska’s Bristol Bay region — including at his father’s fishing lodge, where guests could savor aged whiskey and king crab.
—ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
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“King crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/king%20crab. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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