Dungeness crab

Dun·ge·ness crab

D0425200 (dŭn′jə-nĕs′, -nĭs)n. An edible crab (Metacarcinus magister syn. Cancer magister) found along the Pacific coast from Alaska to central California.

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[After Dungeness, a town of northwest Washington.]

Dun′ge•ness crab′

(ˈdʌn dʒəˌnɛs, ˌdʌn dʒəˈnɛs)
n. a crab, Cancer magister, of North American Pacific coastal waters. [1920–25; after Dungeness, village in NW Washington]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Dungeness crab - flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab)Cancer magister, Dungeness crab - small edible crab of Pacific coast of North Americacrabmeat, crab - the edible flesh of any of various crabs
	2.	Dungeness crab - small edible crab of Pacific coast of North AmericaCancer magistercrab - decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincersgenus Cancer, Cancer - type genus of the family CancridaeDungeness crab - flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab)