Crab-eating Seal (Noun)
Meaning
Silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The crab-eating seal is the most abundant species of pinniped in Antarctica.
- Crab-eating seals have distinctive V-shaped nostrils and a silvery grey coat that fades to a creamy white on their bellies.
- In an effort to adapt to the limited availability of food during winter, crab-eating seals will often slow down their metabolism and reduce their activity.
- Scientists have been studying the feeding habits of the crab-eating seal, which primarily consists of crustaceans such as krill and crabs.
- The crab-eating seal's diet is composed mainly of Antarctic krill, which they catch while swimming in the cold waters surrounding the Antarctic continent.