Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A West Indian name of several small herons, including the green heron, Ardea virescens and the blue heron, Ardea cærulea.
  • noun The least bittern of Europe, Ardetta minuta.
  • noun The cobia or sergeant-fish, Elacate canada. Dr. S. L. Mitchill. Also called cubby-yew.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The cobia.
  • noun An etheostomoid fish of the southern United States (Hadropterus nigrofasciatus).
  • noun A small European heron (Ardea minuta, and other allied species).

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The cobia or sergeant fish
  • noun A small heron, Ardea minuta
  • noun An etheostomoid fish of the southern United States, Hadropterus nigrofasciatus.

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Examples

  • In January 2006 while visiting Antarctica, we witnessed a most unusual method for orca to dislodge a crabeater seal from an ice floe — they made large waves to wash the seal off the relative safety of the ice.

    Orca Attack Wave « Isegoria 2008

  • In January 2006 while visiting Antarctica, we witnessed a most unusual method for orca to dislodge a crabeater seal from an ice floe — they made large waves to wash the seal off the relative safety of the ice.

    January « 2008 « Isegoria 2008

  • Six seal species are native to Antarctica crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus);

    Antarctic Peninsula 2009

  • The crabeater seal is the most abundant seal in the world, with total population of over 30 million.

    Antarctic Peninsula 2009

  • Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddelli) and crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) are very rare vagrants from the south.

    MacQuarie Island, Australia 2008

  • Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddelli, Ross seal Ommatophoca rossi and crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophagus are occasionally present on Heard Island (at the extreme northern limit of their pelagic ranges), while subantarctic fur seal A. tropicalis was first recorded on Heard Island in 1987/88.

    Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia 2008

  • A leopard seal and a crabeater basking off to port barely noticed.

    The Whale Warriors Peter Heller 2007

  • A leopard seal and a crabeater basking off to port barely noticed.

    The Whale Warriors Peter Heller 2007

  • Weddell and a crabeater, came close to the camp and were shot.

    South: the story of Shackleton’s last expedition 1914–1917 2006

  • The whales were choosy preferring weddell seals, which can be up to 11 feet long, to the more aggressive crabeater and leopard seals.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Richard Gray 2011

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