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Dungeness crab

Dungeness crab noun: metacarcinus magister, a species of crab found in the Pacific Ocean that has sweet-tasting meat.

dungeness crab: metacarcinus magister, a species of crab found in the Pacific Ocean that has sweet-tasting meat
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Noun

Dungeness crab (plural Dungeness crabs)

  1. Metacarcinus magister, a species of crab found in the Pacific Ocean that has sweet-tasting meat.
    Synonyms:
    Cancer magister

Synonyms of Dungeness crab

  • Cancer magister

Forms of Dungeness crab

pluralDungeness crabs

Origin of Dungeness crab

From Dungeness, a fishing village on the coast of Washington state.

Questions about Dungeness crab

What does Dungeness crab mean?
Dungeness crab means metacarcinus magister, a species of crab found in the Pacific Ocean that has sweet-tasting meat.
What part of speech is Dungeness crab?
Dungeness crab is a noun.
What is the plural of Dungeness crab?
The plural of Dungeness crab is Dungeness crabs.

Words near Dungeness crab in the dictionary

  1. dungchens
  2. dunged
  3. Dungee
  4. Dungees
  5. Dungeness
  6. Dungeness crab
  7. Dungeness crabs
  8. dungeon
  9. dungeon crawl
  10. dungeon crawler
  11. dungeon crawlers

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