king crab kingc·rab uncommon noun 1. meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat SynonymsAlaska king crabAlaskan king crabking crabAlaska crab 2. large European spider crab SynonymsEuropean spider crabking crabMaja squinado 3. large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan Synonymsking crabAlaska crabAlaskan king crabAlaska king crabParalithodes camtschatica 4. 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 Synonymshorseshoe crabking crabLimulus polyphemusXiphosurus polyphemus Related words Broader terms arthropodcrabspider crab Parts king crabLimulusParalithodesMaja Part of Alaska king crab WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
