STONE CRAB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stone crab mean? 

• STONE CRAB (noun)
  The noun STONE CRAB has 2 senses:

1. pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare

2. large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)

  Familiarity information: STONE CRAB used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STONE CRAB (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("stone crab" is a kind of...):

crab; crabmeat (the edible flesh of any of various crabs)

Holonyms ("stone crab" is a part of...):

Menippe mercenaria; stone crab (large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Menippe mercenaria; stone crab

Hypernyms ("stone 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 "stone crab"):

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

Holonyms ("stone crab" is a member of...):

genus Menippe; Menippe (stone crabs)