Definition
An animal or organism that eats crabs or crab-like creatures as a primary food source.
Etymology
From Latin 'cancer' (crab) + '-vorus' (eating, devouring), following the pattern of words like 'carnivorous.' This scientific term describes dietary specialization in creatures that hunt and consume crustaceans.
Kelly Says
Some octopuses and certain seabirds are cancrivorous, meaning they've specialized so much in eating crabs that they've developed special adaptations—thicker beaks, stronger arms, or better hunting strategies—just to crack open shells.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
蟹 食 者
k'eb'i-s'i-t'sa
ARالعربية
أكل سرطان
akl sirtan
BNবাংলা
খরগোশ খাওয়া
khar-go-sh kha-o-wa
CACatalà
comídor de crancs
ko-mi-dor de kran-ks
CSČeština
krevetyžrout
krev-e-ty-z-rout
DADansk
krebsædende
krebs-ae-den-de
DEDeutsch
Krebsfresser
krebs-fray-ser
ELΕλληνικά
καταναλώνων καρκινοειδή
kata-na-lo-non kar-ki-noi-de
ESEspañol
cangrejero
kan-greh-heh-roh
FAفارسی
خورنده خرچنگ
kho-ren-de kharch-eng
FISuomi
krabbiherra
kra-bbi-her-ra
FRFrançais
cancrivore
kan-kri-vor
GUGU
કાંકરી ખાવાર
kaan-kari kha-va-ar
HAHA
magan gwangwaro
ma-gan gwang-wa-ro
HEעברית
אוהב סרטנים
o-hev ser-tan-im
HIहिन्दी
कैंसर खाने वाला
kan-sar kha-ne wa-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemakan kepiting
pe-ma-kan kep-i-ting
IGIG
onye na-akpo crab
on-ye na-a-kpo crab
ITItaliano
cancrofago
kan-kro-fa-goh
JA日本語
カニ食性
ka-ni-shoku-sei
KKKK
қамырбас тамағы
qamyr-bas ta-ma-gi
KMKM
អ្នកអាក់ក្រប
a-nok a-ak-krap
MRMR
केंगळा खाणारा
ken-g-la kha-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
pemakan ketam
pe-ma-kan ke-tam
MYမြန်မာ
ကြက်တောင်စား
kya-t-taung-sa
NLNederlands
kreefteneter
kre-ften-e-ter
NONorsk
krepsdyrefretter
kreps-dy-re-fretter
PAPA
ਕਰਕੜਾ ਖਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ
kar-kar-da khaan va-la
PLPolski
krewetnik
krev-et-nik
PTPortuguês
cangreivoro
kan-zhay-ee-voh-roh
RORomână
crapăre
kra-pa-re
RUРусский
креветкоядный
kret-vet-ko-yad-nyy
SVSvenska
kräftätande
krafts-a-tan-de
SWKiswahili
mnyamnyam mchanga
mnyam-nyam m-chan-ga
TAதமிழ்
கடல் கரையான் உண்ணும்
kadal kara-yan un-num
TEతెలుగు
క్రస్ట్లోని జంతువులు
krus-to-lo-ni jan-thu-vu-lu
TLTL
kumakain ng alimango
koo-ma-kain ng a-li-man-go
TRTürkçe
yengeç yiyen
yen-jech yee-yen
UKУкраїнська
крабоїд
kra-boi-id
URاردو
کنگری کھانے والا
kan-gri kha-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
ăn cua
an cua
YOYO
òkan àgbà
o-kan a-gba
ZUZU
omunye wena i-crab
o-mu-nye we-na i-crab