🐟 Not hunting animals 🤝 Not exploiting others

nonpredatory

5.0

Not hunting or eating other animals for food

adjective
/ˌnɒnˈprɛdətɔri/

: no depredador

Unlike sharks, dolphins are generally considered nonpredatory toward other marine animals.

Examples

The nonpredatory species coexist peacefully with others.
The nonpredatory fish feed mainly on plants and small insects.
Many birds are nonpredatory and rely on seeds and fruit for their diet.
Many fish are nonpredatory and feed on algae.
In a diverse aquatic ecosystem, the presence of nonpredatory fish helps maintain balance by not competing aggressively for resources.
Goldfish are a popular choice for a home aquarium because they are nonpredatory and get along well with other tank mates.
In nature, nonpredatory species play a crucial role in the food web by serving as prey for larger, carnivorous animals.

Synonyms

noncarnivorous

vsnonpredatory

6.0

Not eating meat

also excludes hunting and killing animals covering actions beyond feeding

nonhunting

vsnonpredatory

4.1

An area where people may not harm wild animals

also covers not eating or killing animals not only absence of hunting

Antonyms

predatory

8 4.8

Hunting and eating other animals for food

How Carnivorous

predatory

8 4.8

omnivorous

4 5.6

nonpredatory

5.0

herbivorous

Specialized

1 6.7

Surface Forms

nonpredatory positive

Morphology

nonpredatory = predatory (transparent) = non + predator + y

Direct negation of 'predatory' (in the biological sense), so the meaning 'not hunting or killing other animals' is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Nonpredatory is made from non- meaning 'not' and predator meaning a 'hunter' that takes 'prey'. So a nonpredatory animal is 'not a hunter' and does not kill other animals for food.