Menippe mercenaria

Definitions of Menippe mercenaria
  1. noun
    large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)
    synonyms: stone crab
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    type of:
    crab
    decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
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