: a large edible crab (Cancer magister) of the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to California
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Examples of Dungeness crab in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebSeafood lovers should also note that Dungeness crab season starts in November.—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024 Next, ponder four main selections: salmon wellington, pork osso buco, steak au poivre or Dungeness crab ravioli.—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024 Fishermen The same week as Dungeness crab season is cut short to protect whales, federal regulators ban all salmon fishing off California for the second year in a row due to low numbers following the state’s recent drought.—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024 Some skeptics of reintroduction question whether otters could threaten Dungeness crab fisheries, one of the most economically valuable in California, but research has found their populations do not harm these fisheries.—Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024 For a big group — or a hungry couple — a popular choice is the King’s Seafood Boil, with lobster tails, peel-and-eat shrimp, sausage, potatoes and Dungeness crab legs, boiled and tossed in garlic butter seasoning ($119.95).—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024 Recent menus featured cauliflower with California White Sturgeon caviar and wild foraged greens and a seafood tower with Foxley River oysters, Bay scallops, and Dungeness crab dip.—Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024 Book now with Princess Cruises Assist crew in pulling in crab pots and indulge in fresh Dungeness crab during this popular Celebrity Cruises excursion.—Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2024 The Bay Area’s commercial Dungeness crab season can begin Jan. 18, state officials announced Thursday, now that many of the migrating behemoths of the sea have safely made their way down the coast.—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Dungeness, village on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington
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