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单词 predation
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pre•da•tion  (pri dā′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. depredation;
    plundering.
  2. act of plundering or robbing.
  3. predatory behavior.
  4. Animal Behavior, Ecologya relation between animals in which one organism captures and feeds on others.
  • Latin praedātiōn- (stem of praedātiō) a taking of booty, plundering, equivalent. to praedāt(us), past participle of praedārī to plunder, catch (see predator) + -iōn-
  • late Middle English 1425–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
predation /prɪˈdeɪʃən/ n
  1. a relationship between two species of animal in a community, in which one (the predator) hunts, kills, and eats the other (the prey)
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