Meanings
nounJonah crab (plural Jonah crabs)
plural Jonah crabs
- Cancer borealis, a strong-clawed crab found on the Atlantic coast of North America.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlarge red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America
Similar
Cancer borealis
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
Jonah crab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jonah%20crab
MLA
“Jonah crab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jonah%20crab. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jonah crab,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jonah%20crab.
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