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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several edible spider crabs of the genus Chionoecetes of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, especially C. opilio.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Probably from the fact that they live in northern seas and are typically fished in winter .]
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