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king [kɪŋ]1 noun∎ King Henry the Eighth le roi Henri VIII;∎ the King of Spain/Belgium le roi d'Espagne/des Belges;∎ the Three Kings les trois Mages, les Rois mages;∎ figurative the king of (the) beasts le roi des animaux;∎ figurative the fast-food king le roi ou le magnat de la restauration rapide;∎ to live like a king vivre en grand seigneur;∎ familiar I'm the king of the castle! (in children's games) c'est moi le plus fort!;∎ to pay a king's ransom (for sth) payer une fortune ou un prix fou (pour qch)∎ the king of hearts le roi de cœur∎ Bible (the book of) Kings (le livre des) Rois►► Law King's Bench = en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles, l'une des trois divisions de la High Court, ≃ tribunal m de grande instance;Law King's Bench Division ≃ cour f d'assises (en Grande-Bretagne et au Canada);Zoology King Charles spaniel king-charles m inv, épagneul m du roi Charles;Zoology king cobra cobra m royal, hamadryade f;King's Counsel avocat(e) m,f de la Couronne (en Grande-Bretagne), French Canadian conseil m du roi;British the King's English le bon anglais;old-fashioned Medicine King's evil (scrofula) écrouelles fpl;British the King's highway la voie publique;King James Bible, King James Version = version anglaise de la Bible publiée en 1611, "autorisée" par le roi Jacques 1er d'Angleterre;Ornithology king penguin manchot m royal;the King's Road = rue chic de Londres, très à la mode dans les années 60;king scallop grosse coquille f Saint-Jacques;Zoology king snake serpent-roi m;Ornithology king vulture condor m papa
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King crab — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
king crab — king′ crab′ n. 1) ivt horseshoe crab 2) ivt a large, edible spider crab, Paralithodes camtschatica, of N Pacific waters • Etymology: 1690–1700 … From formal English to slang
king crab — ☆ king crab n. 1. a very large, edible spider crab (Paralithodes camtschatica) of the N Pacific 2. HORSESHOE CRAB … English World dictionary
King crab — Taxobox name = King crabs image width = 220px image caption = Paralithodes californiensis regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda infraordo = Anomura superfamilia = Paguroidea familia =… … Wikipedia
king crab — noun 1. meat of large cold water crab; mainly leg meat • Syn: ↑Alaska king crab, ↑Alaskan king crab, ↑Alaska crab • Hypernyms: ↑crab, ↑crabmeat • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
king crab — 1. See horseshoe crab. 2. Also called Alaskan king crab, Alaska crab. a large, edible crab, Paralithodes camtschatica, of cold North Pacific waters, esp. abundant along the coasts of Alaska and Japan. [1690 1700] * * * or Alaskan king crab or… … Universalium
king crab — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
king crab — Limulus Lim u*lus (l[i^]m [ u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. {Limuli} ( l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zo[ o]l.) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one ({Limulus polyphemus})… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
king crab — /ˈkɪŋ kræb/ (say king krab) noun 1. a large deep sea crab, Pseudocarcinus gigas, found in depths to 600 metres off southern Australia. 2. → horseshoe crab. 3. a large crab, Paralithodes camtschatica, widely distributed in coastal waters of the… …
king crab — noun a) a highly prized crab like crustacean b) a king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em Syn: stone crab … Wiktionary
king crab — noun 1》 another term for horseshoe crab. 2》 N. Amer. an edible crab of the North Pacific, resembling a spider crab. [Genus Paralithodes.] … English new terms dictionary