| 词汇 | blue-crab |
| 释义 | blue crab noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌbluː ˈkræb/ us /ˌbluː ˈkræb/ a type of large crab(= a sea creature with five pairs of legs and a round, flat body covered by a shell) that lives on the Atlantic coast of North America and is eaten as food: （生活在北美洲大西洋沿岸的）蓝蟹 The salt marshes are rich with blue crabs. 盐沼地里有许多蓝蟹。 They talked over a plate of blue crab.他们边吃蓝蟹边交谈。 DPFishCo/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages For hundreds of years the residents have earned their livelihoods from catching oysters and blue crabs. Cleaning blue crabs is a messy job. Surveys show that the bay's blue crab population has reached its lowest point in 30 years. The blue crab harvest is a large portion of the commercial watermen's income. Sea creatures abalone amphipod anemone barnacle barrier reef crab cray crayfish crustacean cuttlefish lobster marron mollusc mussel octopus shipworm shrimp snow crab soft-shell clam squid You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fish & seafood |
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