crabeater
English
noun
Definitions
- The cobia or , Rachycentron canadum.
- A small heron, Ixobrychus minutus.
- An Antarctic seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) that feeds on krill.
Etymology
Compound from English crab (complain find fault, crustacean having five pairs of legs, be ill-tempered, the sea creature) + English eater.
Origin
English
eater
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Beefeater English
- Haweater English
- anteater English
- anticrab English
- applecrab English
- beefeater English
- crab English
- crabapple English
- crabbed English
- crabber English
- crabbery English
- crabbish English
- crabble English
- crabburger English
- crabby English
- crabfaced English
- crabfish English
- crabgrass English
- crabhole English
- crabless English
- crablet English
- crablike English
- crabling English
- crabmeat English
- crabologist English
- crabstick English
- crabstone English
- crabwalk English
- crabwise English
- croweater English
- dogeater English
- eartheater English
- eat English
- eater English
- fig-eater English
- fireeater English
- frogeater English
- fruit-eater English
- fruiteater English
- gnateater English
- grasseater English
- honeyeater English
- leafeater English
- seedeater English
- she-crab English
- shiteater English
- stareater English
- toadeater English
- weedeater English
- werecrab English
- crabbe Middle English
- eat
- crab
- eater
- crabby
- crabber
- crablet
- crabbed
- crabble
- crabfish
- crabhole
- anteater
- crabmeat
- crabbish
- werecrab
- crabling
- she-crab
- crabwise
- crablike
- Haweater
- crabwalk
- dogeater
- anticrab
- crabless
- crabbery
- gnateater
- frogeater
- weedeater
- crabfaced
- leafeater
- stareater
- crabgrass
- crabstone
- crabstick
- applecrab
- shiteater
- seedeater
- fireeater
- toadeater
- Beefeater
- beefeater
- crabapple
- croweater
- fig-eater
- fruiteater
- eartheater
- honeyeater
- grasseater
- crabburger
- fruit-eater
- crabologist