crabeater

[krab-ee-ter]

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noun

any of various animals that feed on crabs, as the cobia.

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Origin of crabeater

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; crab¹ + eater

Related formscrab·eat·ing, noun, adjective

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To-day two seals, a Weddell and a crabeater, came close to the camp and were shot.
South!
Sir Ernest Shackleton