crabeater seal

noun

Any of species Lobodon carcinophaga of seals that feed on krill.

Similar
krill-eater sealcrab-eating seal

Meanings

nouncrabeater seal (plural crabeater seals)

plural crabeater seals

  1. Any of species Lobodon carcinophaga of seals that feed on krill.

    Synonyms: krill-eater seal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of species Lobodon carcinophaga of seals that feed on krill.

Similar
krill-eater seal

More synonyms by meaning

nounsilvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans

Similar
crab-eating seal
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish krillihylje
  • krillihyljeLobodon carcinophaga
German Krabbenfresser
  • KrabbenfresserLobodon carcinophaga
Hungarian rákevő fóka
  • rákevő fókaLobodon carcinophaga
Korean 게잡이물범
  • 게잡이물범 (gejabimulbeom)Lobodon carcinophaga
Cite this entry
APA

crabeater seal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabeater%20seal

MLA

“crabeater seal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabeater%20seal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crabeater seal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabeater%20seal.

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