• (n.) A small European heron (Ardea minuta, and other allied species). • (n.) The cobia. • (n.) An etheostomoid fish of the southern United States (Hadropterus nigrofasciatus). Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/crabeater/
Crab'eat`er (krăb'ēt`ẽr) noun (Zoology) (a) The cobia. (b) An etheostomoid fish of the southern United States ( Hadropterus nigrofasciatus ). (c) A small European heron ( Ardea minuta , and other allied species). Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/179