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predacious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | predaceous |
predacious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | predaceous, predatory |
a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster.
Examples of predacious
predacious
Most sea anemones are predacious, immobilizing their prey with the aid of their nematocysts.
From the en.wikipedia.org
If ever there was a case of government behaving as a predacious do-gooder, Social Security is it.
From the forbes.com
This is a scanning electron micrograph of Saccharomycopsis fodiens, showing its predacious appendages.
From the sciencedaily.com
Even predatory aquatic insects such as giant water bugs and predacious diving beetles can take small fish up to about 3 inches.
From the post-gazette.com
- Hunting and killing other animals for food
- Predaceous: living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain; "predatory capitalists"; "a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott; "a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster"- W.E.Swinton
- In ecology, predation describes a biological interaction where a predator (an organism that is hunting) feeds on its prey (the organism that is attacked).Begon, M., Townsend, C., Harper, J. (1996). '''' (Third edition). Blackwell Science, London. ...
- Living by preying on other animals
- Same as predatory.^15
