1. Large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)
   "Restaurants in Miami often feature stone crab claws on their menus";
   - Menippe mercenaria
    
2. Pale flesh with delicate texture and flavour; found in Florida but now very rare
   "We splurged on stone crab claws as a special treat"

Derived forms: stone crabs

Type of: crab, crabmeat

Part of: genus Menippe, Menippe

Encyclopedia: Stone crab