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PARALITHODES CAMTSCHATICA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
Synonyms:
Alaska crab; Alaska king crab; Alaskan king crab; king crab; Paralithodes camtschatica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Paralithodes camtschatica" is a kind of...):
crab (decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers)
Meronyms (parts of "Paralithodes camtschatica"):
Alaska crab; Alaska king crab; Alaskan king crab; king crab (meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat)
Holonyms ("Paralithodes camtschatica" is a member of...):
genus Paralithodes; Paralithodes (a genus of Lithodidae)