CRABMEAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crabmeat mean? 

• CRABMEAT (noun)
  The noun CRABMEAT has 1 sense:

1. the edible flesh of any of various crabs

  Familiarity information: CRABMEAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRABMEAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The edible flesh of any of various crabs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

crab; crabmeat

Hypernyms ("crabmeat" is a kind of...):

shellfish (meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crabmeat"):

blue crab (Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat)

crab legs (legs of especially Alaska king crabs)

soft-shell crab; soft-shelled crab (freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible)

Japanese crab (crabmeat usually canned; from Japan)

Alaska crab; Alaska king crab; Alaskan king crab; king crab (meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat)

Dungeness crab (flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab))

stone crab (pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare)

Holonyms ("crabmeat" is a part of...):

crab cocktail (a cocktail of cold cooked crabmeat and a sauce)