"blue crab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue crabs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blue crab (plural blue crabs)
  1. A crab of species Callinectes sapidus
    Sense id: en-blue_crab-en-noun-vGAt4TUH
  2. Ellipsis of blue king crab. (Paralithodes platypus) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: blue king crab (extra: Paralithodes platypus) Categories (lifeform): Anomurans
    Sense id: en-blue_crab-en-noun-fh7i1pTq Disambiguation of Anomurans: 20 80 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73

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