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单词 predacious
释义 pre·da·cious
adjective
or pre·da·ceous \prēˈdāshəs, prə̇ˈd-\
Etymology: predacious, from Latin praedari to plunder, prey upon + English -acious (as in rapacious); predaceous, alteration (influenced by English -aceous) of predacious — more at prey
1. usually predaceous : preying on other animals : exhibiting or relating to predatism : predatory
 < a predacious kind of animal — the early geological gangster — W.E.Swinton >
2. : marked by rapacity : tending to devour or despoil
pre·da·cious·ness noun -es
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