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Definition of Stone crab

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).

Definition of Stone crab

1. Noun. The Florida stone crab. ¹

2. Noun. The king crab. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Stone crab

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1. Adventure Guide to Tampa Bay and Florida's West Coast by Chelle Koster Walton (2003)
"Sample Dixie-Florida fare: fried fresh fish, steamed shrimp in beer, frog legs, honey-fried crispy chicken, stone crab, Southern peanut butter pie (if you ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1905)
"... and one species of " stone crab," Menippe.8 ... and one, a "stone crab," Menippe, ..."

3. Florida: The Keys by Don Philpott (2002)
"... and delicious stone crab, all from local waters. stone crab are 'harvested' by local fishermen, who often remove only one of the crab's large claws. ..."

4. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1859)
"She vowed that a stone-crab had bitten her foot, and would neither move from the seat she had chosen, nor abandon the stone-crab belief, so she was gathered ..."

5. Miami & the Florida Keys Alive!by Lisa Simundson by Lisa Simundson (2001)
"... daily seafood salad and stone crab claws, and a super seafood basket with fish, stuffed fish, scallops, oysters, conch, shrimp and stone crab. ..."

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