predatory
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- adjective
- /ˈprɛdətɔri/
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depredador
- It's called Beelzebufo, this predatory broad bodied frog.
- predatory fish
- predatory insects
- predatory animal
So if you don't know what a Pike is, it's a predatory fish that exists in Europe, in in Asia and in North America.
- So if you don't know what a Pike is, it's a predatory fish that exists in Europe, in in Asia and in North America.
- Yeah, often we need, you know, usually animals can be quite predatory.
- Eagles and Hawks like those like predatory birds, predatory aggressive birds, but like prey, like parrots, cockatoos, and toucans.
Examples
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The authors assume the presence of predatory birds affected the size of insect bodies.
Blog text (11) -
With slight modification, the diet works for other beneficial predatory arthropods.
Academic text (1997) -
The male artist chose to show the predatory nature of animals.
Academic text (1996) -
The walls were erected to protect the people from rampaging, predatory animals.
Fiction book (1991) -
The ability to hunt in oxygen-deprived waters gives squid a big advantage over most large predatory fish.
Academic text (2007) -
A suitable network of perches also provides protection from any predatory birds passing through clearings.
Academic text (1990) -
In the case of predatory turtles, algal infestation may actually provide some benefit to the host.
Academic text (1992) -
On the mainland, with its many predatory hazards, gray foxes move cautiously by night.
Academic text (2010) -
Tritonia only swims in emergencies, such as to escape a predatory sea star (bottom left).
Academic text (2009) -
Lions are known as predatory animals because they hunt for their meals in the savannah.
Synonyms
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Eating other animals or insects for food
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An animal that eats other animals for food
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Hunting and eating other animals for food
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An animal that eats the meat of other animals
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An animal that hunts and eats other animals for food
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Animals, especially birds, that catch and eat other animals
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Likely to take advantage of weak people or animals, like a bird that eats dead animals
An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
Living by hunting and eating other animals
An animal that eats other animals for food
Antonyms
Compounds
An aggressive, unfair way of trying to gain an advantage over others in business
How Predatory
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Predatory comes from the Latin praeda, which meant 'prey' or 'plunder', and is related to the English word prey. That's why a predatory animal 'hunts' and eats other animals for food.