What does crab-eater mean?

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crab-eater

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

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A crab-eater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus), which eats krill (not crabs).

crab-eaters (plural) crabeater (alternative)

crab-eater seal crabeater seal

krill-eater seal

What does crab-eater mean?: A cobia, a fish of species Rachycentron canadum.

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