Lobodon carcinophagus

Translingual

Lobodon carcinophagus

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Lobodon carcinophagus m

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

Further reading

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