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DUNGENESS CRAB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dungeness crab mean?
• DUNGENESS CRAB (noun)
The noun DUNGENESS CRAB has 2 senses:
1. flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab)
2. small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America
Familiarity information: DUNGENESS CRAB used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("Dungeness crab" is a kind of...):
crab; crabmeat (the edible flesh of any of various crabs)
Holonyms ("Dungeness crab" is a part of...):
Cancer magister; Dungeness crab (small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cancer magister; Dungeness crab
Hypernyms ("Dungeness crab" is a kind of...):
crab (decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers)
Meronyms (parts of "Dungeness crab"):
Dungeness crab (flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab))
Holonyms ("Dungeness crab" is a member of...):
Cancer; genus Cancer (type genus of the family Cancridae)
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