Apex predator
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An animal atop the food chain, preying on another animals, and not itself preyed upon.
"a. 2007, Martha Hiatt, quoted in, 2007, Wendell Jamieson, Father Knows Less, or, "Can I cook my sister?", Putnam, →ISBN, page 203, Killer whales are the oceans' apex predators, which means they are at the top of the food chain."
Example
More examples"a. 2007, Martha Hiatt, quoted in, 2007, Wendell Jamieson, Father Knows Less, or, "Can I cook my sister?", Putnam, →ISBN, page 203, Killer whales are the oceans' apex predators, which means they are at the top of the food chain."
Etymology
From apex + predator.