king crab
noun
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: any of several very large crabs
especially
: one (Paralithoides camtschaticus) of the North Pacific caught commercially for food
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Consider pairing it with lobster, crayfish, or king crab.
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
For specialty grocers, December is the bang-up month, when people go big on king crab legs and filet mignon for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
—Allyson Reedy, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
The meal will spotlight fresh fish, oysters, scallops, cod, king crab, wagyu and Japanese sake.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Dishes include king crab cooked in dulce seaweed butter, Perigord black truffle tagliatelle, and citrus cured tuna loin.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
For specialty grocers, December is the bang-up month, when people go big on king crab legs and filet mignon for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
—Allyson Reedy, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
The meal will spotlight fresh fish, oysters, scallops, cod, king crab, wagyu and Japanese sake.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Dishes include king crab cooked in dulce seaweed butter, Perigord black truffle tagliatelle, and citrus cured tuna loin.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
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“King crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/king%20crab. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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