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predatism Biol.|ˈprɛdətɪz(ə)m|
[f. predation + -ism.]
Predation; the mode of life of a predator.
1930R. A. Fisher Genetical Theory Nat. Selection vii. 157 Though the principle of Bates is excluded when two species are actually equally acceptable or unacceptable, to demonstrate such equality with sufficient precision to exclude differential predatism, and to demonstrate it with respect to the effectual predatory population, would seem to require both natural knowledge and experimental refinement which we do not at present possess. 1946C. T. Brues Insect Dietary vi. 243 Predatism..is a commonplace mode of sustenance among animals, including man himself. 1964Biol. Abstr. XLV. 5426/2 (heading) A new occurrence of predatism in polychaete worms. |