king crab

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king crab

noun king crabs

Any highly prized crab-like crustacean in the subfamily Lithodinae.
Similar: stone crab
slang A king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
A horseshoe crab (Xiphosura spp.).

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noun crustacean

中文	皇帝蟹 huángdìxiè

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@misc{king_crab_2026,
  title = {king crab},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/king%20crab},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}