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CALLINECTES SAPIDUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America
Synonyms:
blue crab; Callinectes sapidus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Callinectes sapidus" is a kind of...):
swimming crab (marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming)
Meronyms (parts of "Callinectes sapidus"):
blue crab (Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat)
Holonyms ("Callinectes sapidus" is a member of...):
Callinectes; genus Callinectes (New World blue crabs)
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