PARALITHODES CAMTSCHATICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Paralithodes camtschatica mean? 

• PARALITHODES CAMTSCHATICA (noun)
  The noun PARALITHODES CAMTSCHATICA has 1 sense:

1. large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan

  Familiarity information: PARALITHODES CAMTSCHATICA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARALITHODES CAMTSCHATICA (noun)

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Meaning:

Large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Alaska crab; Alaska king crab; Alaskan king crab; king crab; Paralithodes camtschatica

Hypernyms ("Paralithodes camtschatica" 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 "Paralithodes camtschatica"):

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

Holonyms ("Paralithodes camtschatica" is a member of...):

genus Paralithodes; Paralithodes (a genus of Lithodidae)