predation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The preying of one animal on others.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The action of attacking or plundering.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praedātiō, praedātiōnis, from praedor (“pillage, plunder”), from praeda (“plunder, spoils”).
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