Meanings
plural king crabs
- Any highly prized crab-like crustacean in the subfamily Lithodinae.
Synonyms: stone crab
- slangcard gamesA king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
- A horseshoe crab (Xiphosura spp.).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny highly prized crab-like crustacean in the subfamily Lithodinae.
More synonyms by meaning
nounmeat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
nounlarge edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
nounlarge marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 皇帝蟹
- 皇帝蟹 (huángdìxiè)crustacean
Finnish kuningasrapu
- kuningasrapucrustacean
Polish krab królewski
- krab królewskicrustacean
Cite this entry
king crab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20crab
“king crab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20crab. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “king crab,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20crab.
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