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BLUE CRAB

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America

Synonyms:

blue crab; Callinectes sapidus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("blue crab" is a kind of...):

swimming crab (marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming)

Meronyms (parts of "blue crab"):

blue crab (Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat)

Holonyms ("blue crab" is a member of...):

Callinectes; genus Callinectes (New World blue crabs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("blue crab" is a kind of...):

crab; crabmeat (the edible flesh of any of various crabs)

Holonyms ("blue crab" is a part of...):

blue crab; Callinectes sapidus (bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America)

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