Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crabeater

/kɹˈæbˌitɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: crabeat-er
IPA: /kɹˈæbˌitɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cobia or sergeant fish (Rachycentron canadum).

noun

A little bittern; a bird of species Ixobrychus minutus.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"Although crabeaters often gather on the ice in large numbers, pupping takes place in small groups."
"Although few observations have been made of feeding crabeaters, it is assumed that they take bites from a swarm of krill, extracting one or two. Crabeaters sometimes feed collectively, which may increase the efficiency of their hunt."
"Also distinguishing them is that crabeaters often have moderate scaring around the head and chest from fights with conspecifics and deep scaring along the body resulting from close encounters with leopard seals."

Etymology

From crab + eater.

Inflected Forms

crabeaters (plural)

Phrases

crabeater seal

Questions

How do you pronounce crabeater?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈæbˌitɚ/.
What does crabeater mean?: A cobia or sergeant fish (Rachycentron canadum).
Where does crabeater come from?: From crab + eater.

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