Noun: blue crab bloo krab
- Bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America
"We caught several blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay";
- Callinectes sapidus
- Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat
"The crab cakes were made with succulent blue crab meat"
Derived forms: blue crabs
Type of: crab, crabmeat, swimming crab
Part of: Callinectes, genus Callinectes
Encyclopedia: Blue crab