blue crab

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An edible, bluish swimming crab (Callinectes sapidus) that has a wide distribution along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America. Any member of a genus (Callinectes) of decapods, particularly C. sapidus and C. hastatus, common edible crabs of the western Atlantic coast prized as delicacies. Their usual habitats are muddy shores, bays, and estuaries. The blue crab shell, greenish on top and dingy white below, is about 3 in. (15-18 cm) long. The legs are bluish. The chelae, or pincers, are large and somewhat unequal in size, and the fifth pair of legs is flattened for swimming. Blue crabs are scavengers
bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat

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blue crab

    Hyphenation

    Blue Crab

    Turkish pronunciation

    blu kräb

    Pronunciation

    /ˈblo͞o ˈkrab/ /ˈbluː ˈkræb/

    Etymology

    [ 'blü ] (adjective.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French blou, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German blAo blue; akin to Latin flavus yellow.
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