Lobodon carcinophagus

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Translingual[edit]

Lobodon carcinophagus

Etymology[edit]

From the mistaken belief that they eat crabs. (They eat krill.)

Proper noun[edit]

Lobodon carcinophagus m

A taxonomic species within the family Phocidae – the crab-eater seal or krill-eater seal, native to the Antarctic ice floes.

Further reading[edit]

Lobodon carcinophagus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lobodon carcinophagus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lobodon carcinophagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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Species name using Latin specific epithet