A large spider crab of Europe
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Synonyms:
  1. european-spider-crab
  2. Alaska king crab
  3. alaskan king crab
  4. Alaska crab
  5. Maja squinado
Large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
(Noun)
Large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse
(Noun)

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