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- noun A type of fish (see the Wikipedia article.)
- noun A crab-eater seal.
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Examples
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Not far away, and making straight for the hut, came a crab-eater, shining like silver in the sun.
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We therefore always tried to get crab-eater when providing food for ourselves.
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As early as September, while the ice still stretched The name crab-eater may possibly evoke ideas of some ferocious creature; in that case it is misleading.
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The flesh of the crab-eater is of about the same colour as beef, and to us, at any rate, its taste was equally good.
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The flesh of the crab-eater is of about the same colour as beef, and to us, at any rate, its taste was equally good.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003
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As early as September, while the ice still stretched The name crab-eater may possibly evoke ideas of some ferocious creature; in that case it is misleading.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003
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Not far away, and making straight for the hut, came a crab-eater, shining like silver in the sun.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003
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We therefore always tried to get crab-eater when providing food for ourselves.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003
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Report [62] that the Weddell and the crab-eater seal, which are the two commoner of the Antarctic seals, have agreed to differ both in habit and in diet, and therefore they share the field successfully.
The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922
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Rennick got a sounding, 180 fathoms, and the crew have killed three seals, including one beautiful silver crab-eater, Lillie has secured water samples at 50, 100, 150, and 170 fathoms and has had a haul with the plankton net, and Williams is endeavouring to fit up the trawl for a haul to-morrow if we get time and appropriate weather.
The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922
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