Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a genus of crustaceans comprising the New World blue crabs.
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- noun New World blue crabs
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All crab products are made from only blue crab (callinectes sapidus), and all products are flash frozen and shipped from Maryland's Eastern shore. (www. kentislandcrabcakes.com)
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