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blue crab
noun
: a large bluish-green edible crab (Callinectes sapidus of the family Portunidae) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The restrictions are in response to a 60% drop in the Chesapeake blue crab population over the past four years, and a record low population of male crabs, which are what most people eat. 
Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2022 Crab is expensive, and king crab costs more than snow crab or blue crab. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2022 New restrictions on crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay will take effect this year after the blue crab count plummeted to its lowest level since surveys began in 1990. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 4 July 2022 Local favorite themed blue crab on wood with rope hanger for a front door or a wall. Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2022 What to order: Warm parkerhouse rolls and agnolotti stuffed with corn, blue crab, saffron and marcona almonds. Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 2 June 2022 Already, the retail price of blue crab is about $399 for a bushel of small crabs and $499 for large ones. Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 As well as crawfish, Out the Mud offers Gulf boils containing seven to 10 pounds of blue crab with an add-on shrimp option. Adrianne Reece, Chron, 31 May 2022 An annual survey of the Chesapeake Bay has found the blue crab population at its lowest level since scientists began tracking the beleaguered species more than 30 years ago. Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2022 See More
Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2022 Crab is expensive, and king crab costs more than snow crab or blue crab. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2022 New restrictions on crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay will take effect this year after the blue crab count plummeted to its lowest level since surveys began in 1990. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 4 July 2022 Local favorite themed blue crab on wood with rope hanger for a front door or a wall. Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2022 What to order: Warm parkerhouse rolls and agnolotti stuffed with corn, blue crab, saffron and marcona almonds. Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 2 June 2022 Already, the retail price of blue crab is about $399 for a bushel of small crabs and $499 for large ones. Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 As well as crawfish, Out the Mud offers Gulf boils containing seven to 10 pounds of blue crab with an add-on shrimp option. Adrianne Reece, Chron, 31 May 2022 An annual survey of the Chesapeake Bay has found the blue crab population at its lowest level since scientists began tracking the beleaguered species more than 30 years ago. Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1763, in the meaning defined above