Stone crab Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare
  2. noun large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)
    Menippe mercenaria.

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Definitions
  1. . (Zoöl.) (a) A large crab (Menippe mercenaria) found on the southern coast of the United States and much used as food. (b) A European spider crab (Lithodes maia) .

Webster 1913