Meanings
nounstone crab (plural stone crabs)
plural stone crabs
- A Florida stone crab (Menippe mercenaria, family Menippidae.
- A mangrove stone crab (Myomenippe hardwickii, family Menippidae.
- A king crab (crustacean of subfamily Lithodinae).
- A hairy stone crab (Lomis hirta, family Lomisidae)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlarge edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)
Similar
Menippe mercenaria
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
APA
stone crab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stone%20crab
MLA
“stone crab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stone%20crab. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stone crab,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stone%20crab.
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