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crabmeat

DEFINITIONS OF: crabmeat

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n the edible flesh of any of various crabs

Synonyms:
crab
Types:
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blue crab
Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat
crab legs
legs of especially Alaska king crabs
soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab
freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible
Japanese crab
crabmeat usually canned; from Japan
Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab, king crab
meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
Dungeness crab
flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab)
stone crab
pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare
Type of:
shellfish
meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
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