porcupine crab

noun

A king crab of species Neolithodes grimaldii, found in cold, deep waters in the North Atlantic.

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Meanings

nounporcupine crab (plural porcupine crabs)

plural porcupine crabs

  1. A king crab of species Neolithodes grimaldii, found in cold, deep waters in the North Atlantic.
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