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predation

pre·da·tion

US/prʌˈdeɪʃʌn/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

Synonyms
2.

the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey

Origin

Borrowed from Latin praedātiō, praedātiōnis, from praedor (“pillage, plunder”), from praeda (“plunder, spoils”).

Phrases

  • indirect predation
  • secondary predation

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