predacious

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prɪˈdeɪʃəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pri dā′shəs)


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pre•da•cious  (pri dā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Ecologypredatory; rapacious.
Also,[esp. Biol.,] pre•da′ceous. 
  • pred(atory) + -acious 1705–15
pre•da′cious•ness, pre•dac•i•ty  (pri das′i tē)* USA pronunciation [esp. Biol.,] pre•da′ceous•ness, n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
predacious, predaceous / prɪˈdeɪʃəs/
  1. (of animals) habitually hunting and killing other animals for food
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin praeda plunder; compare predatorypreˈdaciousness, preˈdaceousness, predacity / prɪˈdæsɪtɪ/
'predacious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Stymphalian birds - Tasmanian devil - alderfly - bird of prey - carnivorous - frigate bird - harvester - predatory - rapacious

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