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A carnivorous animal that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A predatory person, savagely cruel and ruthless in their treatment of others.
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Usage: figuratively
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Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
egërsirë
— animal
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Albanian:
bishë
— animal
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Arabic:
سَبْع
(sabʕ)
— animal
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Armenian:
գիշատիչ
(gišatičʻ)
— animal
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Bulgarian:
хи́щник
(híštnik)
— animal
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Chinese Mandarin:
食肉動物 /食肉动物
(shíròu dòngwù)
— animal
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Chinese Mandarin:
猛獸 /猛兽
(měngshòu)
— animal
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Czech:
šelma
— animal
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Dutch:
roofdier
— animal
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Esperanto:
rabobesto
— animal
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Finnish:
peto
— animal
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Finnish:
petoeläin
— animal
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French:
bête de proie
— animal
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German:
Raubtier
— animal
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Greek:
κτήνος
(ktínos)
— animal
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Hungarian:
ragadozó
— animal
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Indonesian:
hewan pemangsa
— animal
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Indonesian:
pemangsa
— animal
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Japanese:
肉食動物
(nikushoku dōbutsu)
— animal
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Korean:
육식동물
(yuksikdongmul)
— animal
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Korean:
맹수
(maengsu)
— animal
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Portuguese:
predador
— animal
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Russian:
хи́щник
(xíščnik)
— animal
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Slovak:
šelma
— animal
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Spanish:
fiera
— animal
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Swedish:
rovdjur
— animal
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Turkish:
yırtıcı hayvanlar
— animal
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Volapük:
ravanim
— animal