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crabeater seal

noun
crab·​eat·​er seal | \ ˈkrab-ˌē-tÉ™r- How to pronounce crabeater seal (audio) \

Definition of crabeater seal

: an Antarctic hair seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) that feeds on krill and lives and breeds on pack ice

called also crabeater

First Known Use of crabeater seal

1913, in the meaning defined above

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