TANNER CRAB


Meaning of TANNER CRAB in English

[tanner crab] n [prob. fr. NL tanneri, specific epithet of Chionoecetes tanneri, fr. Zera L. Tanner d. 1906 Am. naval officer] (1947): any of several spider crabs (genus Chionoecetes); esp: snow crab

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