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Dungeness crab
noun
Dunge·ness crab
ˌdən-jə-ˌnes- 
: a large edible crab (Metacarcinus magister) of the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to California
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California has 42 official state symbols after Governor Newsom signed three bills to create new symbols in 2024, including the Dungeness crab as the state crustacean, the banana slug as the state slug, and the black abalone as the state seashell.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Beyond those are saltwater tanks filled with live lobster, Dungeness crab and white eel.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Linguine laced with spicy ’nduja, Meyer lemon, and local Dungeness crab was a standout, as was the roasted butternut squash with pumpkin-seed salsa verde.
—Emily Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
But there's an elevated simplicity in Rolf and Daughters' tangle of excellent tonnarelli, spun in an unctuous garlicky sauce, finished with sweet, tender lumps of Dungeness crab.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 14 July 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Beyond those are saltwater tanks filled with live lobster, Dungeness crab and white eel.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Linguine laced with spicy ’nduja, Meyer lemon, and local Dungeness crab was a standout, as was the roasted butternut squash with pumpkin-seed salsa verde.
—Emily Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
But there's an elevated simplicity in Rolf and Daughters' tangle of excellent tonnarelli, spun in an unctuous garlicky sauce, finished with sweet, tender lumps of Dungeness crab.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 14 July 2025
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“Dungeness crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dungeness%20crab. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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