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| pre·da·tion [ prə dáysh'n ] |
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1. preying of one species on another: the relationship between two groups of animals in which one species hunts, kills, and eats the other
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2. plundering: the act of plundering, stealing, or destroying
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| [15th century. < Latin praedation-< praedari "seize as plunder" (see predatory)] |
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