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crabeaters

crabeaters is the plural of crabeater.

Meaning of crabeater

Noun

crabeater (plural crabeaters)

  1. A cobia or sergeant fish (Rachycentron canadum).
  2. A little bittern; a bird of species Ixobrychus minutus.
  3. An Antarctic seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) that feeds on krill.
    • Although crabeaters often gather on the ice in large numbers, pupping takes place in small groups.2002, Maurice Burton, Robert Burton, International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Chickaree - crabs, →ISBN, page 564

Questions about crabeaters

What is crabeaters the plural of?
Crabeaters is the plural of crabeater.

Words near crabeaters in the dictionary

  1. crabcakes
  2. crabcore
  3. crabeater
  4. crabeater seal
  5. crabeater seals
  6. crabeaters
  7. craber
  8. crabers
  9. crabfaced
  10. crabfish
  11. crabfishes

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