the most common species of seal, Lobodon carcinophagus, characterized by a long snout and slender body
crabeater in American English
(ˈkræbˌitər)
noun
any of various animals that feed on crabs, as the cobia
Derived forms
crabeating
noun or adjective
Word origin
[1805–15, Amer.; crab1 + eater]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alpaca, diminishing returns, one-sided, platinum, polarization