"crab-eater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crab-eaters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crab-eater (plural crab-eaters)
  1. A cobia, a fish of species Rachycentron canadum. Categories (lifeform): Percoid fish
    Sense id: en-crab-eater-en-noun-n2JnxDy1 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 70 30
  2. A crab-eater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus), which eats krill (not crabs). Categories (lifeform): Phocid seals Synonyms: krill-eater seal
    Sense id: en-crab-eater-en-noun-9nyhz8Wu Disambiguation of Phocid seals: 23 77 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crabeater Derived forms: crab-eater seal, crabeater seal

Inflected forms

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