Menippe mercenaria

Menippe mercenaria
noun
large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)
Syn: ↑stone crab
Hypernyms: ↑crab
Member Holonyms: ↑Menippe, ↑genus Menippe
Part Meronyms: ↑stone crab

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  • Menippe mercenaria — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Menippe adina — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum …   Wikipedia

  • Menippe (genus) — Menippe Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crusta …   Wikipedia

  • Menippe — noun stone crabs • Syn: ↑genus Menippe • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Brachyura, ↑suborder Brachyura • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Menippe — noun stone crabs • Syn: ↑Menippe • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Brachyura, ↑suborder Brachyura • Member Meronyms: ↑st …   Useful english dictionary

  • stone crab — noun 1. pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare • Hypernyms: ↑crab, ↑crabmeat • Part Holonyms: ↑Menippe mercenaria 2. large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida) •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Florida stone crab — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Crabe — Pour les articles homonymes, voir crabe (homonymie). Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme « Crabe » s applique en français à plusieurs taxons distincts …   Wikipédia en Français

  • A fluviatilis — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Asplenium Ceterach — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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