Predator

//ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.

    "Hives should be positioned, oriented and protected to avoid predators and ensure survival in the meliponary. A study (pers. obs.) of predators shows that the main culprits in a Malaysian meliponary are frogs and lizards."

  2. 2
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone who attacks and plunders for gain.
  4. 4
    someone who attacks in search of booty wordnet
  5. 5
    A sexual predator.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praedātor, from praedor (“loot, pillage”), from praeda (“booty, spoils, prey”).

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