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noun
The preying of one animal on others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The action of attacking or plundering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hunt, hunting
noun
an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: depredation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plundering, pillage, pillaging
History
Borrowed from Latin praedātiō, praedātiōnis, from praedor (“pillage, plunder”), from praeda (“plunder, spoils”).
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
