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predacious
pre·da·cious
[
prə dáyshəss
]
or
pre·da·ceous
[
prə dáyshəss
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
hunting and killing other animals:
describes animals that hunt, kill, and eat other animals
(
technical
)
2.
attacking others:
attacking and stealing from other people
(
dated
)
[
Early 18th century. < Latin
praedari
"seize as plunder" (see
predatory
)
]
pre·da·cious·ness
noun
pre·dac·i·ty
[
prə dássətee
]
noun
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pre·da·cious·ness nounpre·dac·i·ty [ prə dássətee ] noun
