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predation

pre·da·tion [ prə dáysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. preying of one species on another: the relationship between two groups of animals in which one species hunts, kills, and eats the other

2. plundering: the act of plundering, stealing, or destroying

[15th century. < Latin praedation-< praedari "seize as plunder" (see predatory)]
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