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predation
pre·da·tion P0514600 (prĭ-dā′shən)n.1. The capturing of prey for food.2. The act of robbing, victimizing, or exploiting others.
[Middle English predacion, plundering, from Latin praedātiō, praedātiōn-, from praedātus, past participle of praedārī, to plunder; see predatory.]predation (prɪˈdeɪʃən) n (Zoology) a relationship between two species of animal in a community, in which one (the predator) hunts, kills, and eats the other (the prey)pre•da•tion (prɪˈdeɪ ʃən)
n. 1. the act of plundering or robbing; depredation. 2. predatory behavior. 3. Ecol. the capture and consumption of prey. [1425–75; late Middle English < Latin praedātiō=praedā(rī) to plunder, catch (see predator) + -tiō -tion] predationa relation between organisms or animals in which one feeds on the other. — predatory, adj.See also: Animals
the act or process of pillaging or plundering.See also: TheftThesaurus| Noun | 1. | predation - an act of plundering and pillaging and maraudingdepredationpillaging, plundering, pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors" | | 2. | predation - the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the preyhunting, hunt - the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts |
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predation
predation[prə′dā·shən] (biology) The killing and eating of an individual of one species by an individual of another species. predation
predation Forensics
See Postmortem animal predation.
Health insurance
See Predatory pricing.
Public safety
See Sexual predator.
Sexology
See Predatory paraphilia.predation
Synonyms for predationnoun an act of plundering and pillaging and maraudingSynonymsRelated Words- pillaging
- plundering
- pillage
noun the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the preyRelated Words |