Crab-eating Fox (Noun)
Meaning
Wild dog of northern South America.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The crab-eating fox is found in a variety of habitats in northern South America, from dense forests to grasslands and even desert.
- Although called a fox, the crab-eating fox is more closely related to bush dogs and maned wolves than true foxes.
- Crab-eating foxes are omnivores, and as their name suggests, a significant portion of their diet consists of crabs and other crustaceans.
- In the wild, crab-eating foxes are generally solitary animals, only coming together during mating season.
- Despite their adaptability to different environments, crab-eating foxes are listed as a species of "least concern" on the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss and hunting.