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1. pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare

2. large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)

1. : a large edible crab (Menippe mercenaria) found on the southern coast of the United States and in the Caribbean area

2. : any of several spiny crabs of the genus Lithodes; especially : a crab (L. maia) of the European coasts

an edible crab, Menippe mercenaria, of rocky shores from the southern U.S. to Mexico and certain areas of the Caribbean, prized for the meat of its claws.

[1700-10, Amer.]

stone crab see ↑king crab under ↑king

Main Entry: ↑stone

stone crab,

an edible crab of the Atlantic coast of the southern United States.

n. a large, heavy, edible crab of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean area. ● Menippe mercenaria, family Xanthidae