CRABEATER

Etymology

Noun

crabeater (plural crabeaters)

The cobia or sergeant fish, Rachycentron canadum.

A small heron, Ixobrychus minutus.

An Antarctic seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) that feeds on krill.

Source: Wiktionary


Crab"eat`er (krb"t`r), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The cobia. (b) An etheostomoid fish of the southern United States (Hadropterus nigrofasciatus). (c) A small European heron (Ardea minuta, and other allied species).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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