Alaskan king crab
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- noun
- /əˈlæskən kɪŋ kræb/
- US
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cangrejo real de Alaska
- She ordered fresh Alaskan king crab at the seafood restaurant.
Examples
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Fishing for Alaskan king crab can be dangerous due to harsh weather conditions.
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The price of Alaskan king crab rises sharply during holiday seasons.
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I ordered Alaskan king crab for dinner last night.
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The restaurant specializes in Alaskan king crabs and other seafood.
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The chef prepared a delicious feast featuring the Alaskan king crab as the main dish.
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Many restaurants offer Alaskan king crab during the seafood season, attracting food enthusiasts.
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She ordered a whole Alaskan king crab to share at the dinner table with her friends.
Synonyms
A very large crab that people eat from the northern Pacific, called the red king crab
A large crab that lives in cold northern Pacific waters near Alaska and Japan
A large crab you can eat that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska and Japan
A large spiny crab that lives in cold northern seas
How Big
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'Alaskan' indicates origin (from Alaska), 'king' functions as a modifier meaning a large/notable variety, and 'crab' names the animal, so a learner who knows the parts can infer it denotes a large crab from Alaska prized for its meat. This follows normal noun-modifier composition found across languages, so a B1 learner familiar with the constituents would readily understand the meaning.
Etymology
The noun Alaskan king crab comes from fishing names: Alaskan shows where it lives and king calls the crab 'very large' because it is one of the biggest and most wanted crabs, so the name means a very big crab from Alaska.