crabeater
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- crabeating noun
Etymology
Origin of crabeater
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; crab 1 + eater ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Platinum blond crabeater seals lounged on divans of drifting ice, basking in the sun.
From Scientific American • Mar. 14, 2023
Fur seals, crabeater seals, and many more animals rely on them.
From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2018
Scanning the ice field, which was dotted with crabeater seals and small Adélie penguins, I immediately caught a glimpse of a bird that looked unfamiliar.
From The New Yorker • May 23, 2016
A 2011 study in the journal Biological Conservation called the Ross Sea “the least altered marine ecosystem on Earth,” calling out intact communities of emperor and Adelie penguins, crabeater seals, orcas, and minke whales.
From National Geographic
Eventually one was spotted, and the men were happy to see it was inhabited by a large crabeater seal.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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