Definition of Crabeater

1. n. The cobia.

Definition of Crabeater

1. Noun. The cobia or sergeant fish ¹

2. Noun. A small heron, ''Ardea minuta'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crabeater

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crabeater

crabbednesses
crabber
crabbers
crabbier
crabbiest
crabbily
crabbiness
crabbing
crabbish
crabbit
crabburger
crabby
crabby person
crabcake
crabcakes
crabeater (current term)
crabeater seal
crabeaters
craber
crabers
crabfaced
crablet
crablike
crabmeat
crabmeats
crabronid
crabronids

Literary usage of Crabeater

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic by Ernest Henry Shackleton, Hugh Robert Mill, Tannatt William Edgeworth David (1909)
"A crabeater is able to hold its own against one dog, though it might be overcome by ... The crabeater always turned smartly enough to be ready for him and ..."

2. America on the Ice: Antarctic Policy Issues by Frank G. Klotz (1998)
"... and fur) and sets permissible catch limits for another three species of seal (crabeater, leopard, and Weddell). It establishes sealing seasons, ..."

3. The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic by Ernest Henry Shackleton, Hugh Robert Mill, Tannatt William Edgeworth David (1909)
"A crabeater is able to hold its own against one dog, though it might be overcome by ... The crabeater always turned smartly enough to be ready for him and ..."

4. America on the Ice: Antarctic Policy Issues by Frank G. Klotz (1998)
"... and fur) and sets permissible catch limits for another three species of seal (crabeater, leopard, and Weddell). It establishes sealing seasons, ..."

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