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JONAH CRAB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Jonah crab mean? 

JONAH CRAB (noun)
  The noun JONAH CRAB has 1 sense:

1. large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North Americaplay

  Familiarity information: JONAH CRAB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JONAH CRAB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cancer borealis; Jonah crab

Hypernyms ("Jonah 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)

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

Cancer; genus Cancer (type genus of the family Cancridae)


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