"crabeater" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: crabeaters [plural]
Etymology: crab + eater Etymology templates: {{compound|en|crab|eater}} crab + eater Head templates: {{en-noun}} crabeater (plural crabeaters)
  1. A cobia or sergeant fish (Rachycentron canadum). Categories (lifeform): Herons, Percoid fish
    Sense id: en-crabeater-en-noun-yL8qy5Qg Disambiguation of Herons: 20 37 43 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 63 17 20
  2. A little bittern; a bird of species Ixobrychus minutus. Categories (lifeform): Herons
    Sense id: en-crabeater-en-noun-eU6RjT1k Disambiguation of Herons: 20 37 43
  3. An Antarctic seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) that feeds on krill. Categories (lifeform): Herons, Phocid seals
    Sense id: en-crabeater-en-noun-gszS77Mg Disambiguation of Herons: 20 37 43 Disambiguation of Phocid seals: 19 29 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 27 43 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 31 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: crabeater seal (taxonomic: Lobodon carcinophagus)

Inflected forms

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