crabeater

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Scrabble points
13
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15
Letters
9

Definition of crabeater

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A cobia or sergeant fish (Rachycentron canadum).
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noun

  1. A cobia or sergeant fish (Rachycentron canadum).
  2. A little bittern; a bird of species Ixobrychus minutus.
  3. An Antarctic seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) that feeds on krill.
    “Although crabeaters often gather on the ice in large numbers, pupping takes place in small groups.”
    “Although few observations have been made of feeding crabeaters, it is assumed that they take bites from a swarm of krill, extracting one or two. Crabeaters sometimes feed collectively, which may increase the efficiency of their hunt.”
    “Also distinguishing them is that crabeaters often have moderate scaring around the head and chest from fights with conspecifics and deep scaring along the body resulting from close encounters with leopard seals.”

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Etymology

From crab + eater.

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