WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Dun′ge•ness crab′
(dun′jə nes′, dun′jə nes′),USA pronunciation
- Invertebratesan edible crab, Cancer magister, of shallow Pacific coastal waters from northern California to Alaska.
- after Dungeness, village in NW Washington 1920–25
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