predator
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈprɛdətər/
:
depredador
- Predators know to stay well away.
- predators and prey
- predators feed on
- top predators
What is the biggest natural predator to moose?
- What is the biggest natural predator to moose?
- So just like nothing being chased by a predator ever did this.
- One of the ME worms main predators is fire ants.
- So you've mentioned things like burning, removing other, you know, predators from the, the area.
- You look for the pattern of a predator in the bushes.
Examples
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We looked for lions or other predators and noticed the ground was moving.
Academic text (1999) -
The rate at which they lost eggs to a predator was the lowest.
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This tree hollow, safe from rain, wind and predators, is ideal.
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You see, predators need to identify their prey.
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Meet the fiercest predator in the ocean.
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There's a predator out in the jungle.
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They're why humans are the top predators.
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In such an open landscape, both predator and prey were driven to evolve stamina and speed.
Academic text (2008) -
Life for these fierce, pint-size predators is a deadly serious game of risk and reward.
Academic text (1991) -
The lion is a powerful predator that hunts antelopes on the African plains.
Synonyms
43
7.3
A bird that hunts and eats other animals like an eagle or hawk
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2.2
A large black-and-white whale that hunts other animals
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3.4
An animal that eats mainly meat
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3.8
A bird that hunts and eats other animals, like eagles or hawks
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3.3
An animal that hunts and eats other animals for food
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5.1
An animal that hunts and kills other animals to eat
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7.6
An animal that mainly eats insects, for example a bat or shrew
Antonyms
How Predatory
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2.9
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4.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Predator comes from the old Latin words praeda ('prey' or 'booty') and praedari ('to plunder'). Think of a predator as one who takes 'prey', so in nature it is an animal that hunts and eats other animals.