snow crab

noun

: any of several long-legged crabs (genus Chionoecetes, especially C. opilio and C. bairdi) of the eastern north Pacific Ocean and especially Alaska and the western north Atlantic Ocean that are used for food

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Police estimate the group's total catch amounted to two pallets of frozen snow crab, or about 100 30-pound boxes of the frozen seafood. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Police are investigating after thieves snagged cases of frozen snow crab in a cargo heist in Philadelphia. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Trudie’s offers snow crab, three marshmallow-white claws served chilled on ice, with a bit of dijonnaise for dipping. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Fresh seafood is also on the menu this time of year; lobster and snow crab are caught May through early July. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snow crab

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1974, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of snow crab was in 1974

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“Snow crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20crab. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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