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pred·a·tor    Audio Help   [pred-uh-ter, -tawr] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Zoology. any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms.
2.a predatory person.

[Origin: 1920–25; < L praedātor plunderer, equiv. to praedā() to plunder (deriv. of praeda prey) + -tor -tor]
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pred·a·tor    Audio Help   (prěd'ə-tər, -tôr')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. An organism that lives by preying on other organisms.
  2. One that victimizes, plunders, or destroys, especially for one's own gain.


[Latin praedātor, pillager, from praedārī, to plunder; see predatory.]

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predator

noun
1. someone who attacks in search of booty [syn: marauder
2. any animal that lives by preying on other animals 

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predator [ˈpredətə] noun
a bird, eg a hawk, or animal, eg a lion, that attacks and kills others for food
Arabic: حَيوان ضار
Chinese (Simplified): 食肉动物
Chinese (Traditional): 食肉動物
Czech: dravec
Danish: rovdyr
Dutch: roofdier
Estonian: kiskja
Finnish: petoeläin
French: prédateur
German: der Räuber
Greek: αρπακτικό ζώο
Hungarian: ragadozó
Icelandic: rándÿr
Indonesian: pemangsa sesama
Italian: predatore
Japanese: 肉食動物
Korean: 포식 동물, 육식 동물
Latvian: plēsoņa
Lithuanian: plėšrūnas
Norwegian: rovdyr
Polish: drapieżnik
Portuguese (Brazil): predador
Portuguese (Portugal): animal de rapina
Romanian: animal de pradă
Russian: хищник
Slovak: dravec
Slovenian: roparica
Spanish: depredador, predador
Swedish: rovdjur
Turkish: yırtıcı (kuş, * hayvan)
See also: predatory

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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
predator    Audio Help   (prěd'ə-tər)  Pronunciation Key 
An animal that lives by capturing and eating other animals.

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