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apron
The crab abdomen, which is folded under the body.
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Atlantic blue crab
Known by its scientific name Callinectes sapidus
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Callinectes
" means "beautiful swimmer," and "sapidus
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backfin
The swimming or paddle fin. The rear-most fin of the crab, which is a flat, oval-shaped swimming fin. Also a type of crab meat.
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buckram crab
A crab with a leathery, semi-hard shell, approximately 12 to 24 hours after molting; the stage past the paper shell stage.
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buster
Crab in an advanced stage of molting, wherein the old exoskeleton (hard shell) has cracked under the lateral spines.
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carapace
Top part of the shell of the crab.
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Crustacea
Class of invertebrates to which the Atlantic blue crab belongs; the crab is a crustacean.
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dead man's fingers
The gills, elongated, spongy-looking organs. The term probably refers to the fact that the gray "shriveled" gills vaguely resemble the fingers of a dead person. They are not poisonous but do have an unpleasant taste and texture. Remove and discard when cleaning crabs.
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Doubler
Mating crabs; the male carries the soft-shell female crab, which has just completed its terminal molt, beneath it.
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