predacean
/prɛˈdeɪʃn/rare
noun
A predacious animal; a predator.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Kirby (1759–1850), entomologist and naturalist. From predaceous, variant of predacious + -an, after crustacean, etc.
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