"crabeater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crabeaters [plural]
Etymology: From 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, Phocid seals
    Sense id: en-crabeater-en-noun-yL8qy5Qg Disambiguation of Herons: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 54 25 21 Disambiguation of Phocid seals: 33 34 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 31 36
  2. A little bittern; a bird of species Ixobrychus minutus. Categories (lifeform): Herons, Phocid seals
    Sense id: en-crabeater-en-noun-eU6RjT1k Disambiguation of Herons: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Phocid seals: 33 34 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 31 36
  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: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Phocid seals: 33 34 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 31 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: crabeater seal (taxonomic: Lobodon carcinophagus)

Inflected forms

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