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predaceous |
| 释义 |
predaceous
pre·da·ceous also pre·da·cious P0514400 (prĭ-dā′shəs)adj.1. Living by seizing or taking prey; predatory.2. Given to victimizing, plundering, or destroying for one's own gain.
[From Latin praedārī, to plunder; see predatory.]
pre·dac′i·ty (-dăs′ĭ-tē) n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | predaceous - hunting and killing other animals for foodpredaciouscarnivorous - (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects" | | 2. | predaceous - living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain; "predatory capitalists"; "a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott; "a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster"- W.E.Swintonpredacious, predatoryacquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied" |
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Related to predaceous: Predaceous diving beetleSynonyms for predaceousadj hunting and killing other animals for foodSynonymsRelated Wordsadj living by or given to victimizing others for personal gainSynonymsRelated Words |
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