stone crab

stone crab

n. A large crab (Menippe mercenaria) whose claws are harvested for food. It is found in Atlantic coastal waters of the southern United States, Mexico, and some Caribbean islands.

stone′ crab`

n. an edible crab, Menippe mercenaria, of rocky shores from the southern U.S. to Mexico and certain areas of the Caribbean: prized for the meat of its claws. [1700–10, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stone crab - pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rareMenippe mercenaria, stone crab - large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)crabmeat, crab - the edible flesh of any of various crabs
	2.	stone crab - large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)Menippe mercenariacrab - decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincersgenus Menippe, Menippe - stone crabsstone crab - pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare