“Crab-Eating”

The following 4 entries include the term Crab-Eating.

crab-eating macaque

noun

: a macaque (Macaca fascicularis) of southeastern Asia, Borneo, and the Philippines that sometimes feeds on marine crustaceans and shellfish and is often used in medical research

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crab-eating fox

noun

: a wild dog (Dusicyon cancrivorus) of northern South America

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crab-eating opossum

noun

: a South American opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)

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crab-eating raccoon

noun

: a South American raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)

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