king crab

noun

1

: horseshoe crab

2

: any of several very large crabs

especially : one (Paralithoides camtschaticus) of the North Pacific caught commercially for food

Examples of king crab in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The meal will spotlight fresh fish, oysters, scallops, cod, king crab, wagyu and Japanese sake. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for king crab

• ahab
• cantab
• hijab
• prefab
• ab
• cab
• dab
• drab
• fab
• gab
• grab
• jab

Kids Definition

king crab

noun

1

: horseshoe crab

2

: any of several very large crabs