predatory
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əˌtɔr adjective
1.
Zoology. preying upon other organisms for food.
2.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by plunder, pillage, robbery, or exploitation: predatory tactics.
3.
engaging in or living by these activities: predatory bands of brigands.
4.
excessive or exploitive in amount or cost, as out of greed or to take advantage of consumers or patrons: predatory pricing.
5.
acting with or possessed by overbearing, rapacious, or selfish motives: He was cornered at the party by a predatory reporter.
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predatory (ˈprɛdətərɪ, -trɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | zoology another word for predacious |
| 2. | of, involving, or characterized by plundering, robbing, etc |
| [C16: from Latin praedātōrius rapacious, from praedārī to pillage, from praeda booty] | |
| 'predatorily | |
| —adv | |
| 'predatoriness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
There were still plenty of other large predatory dinosaurs, though.
Their big weapon was a flying armada of predatory wasps.
Experts believe the extinct birds were meat-eaters because their beaks resemble those of predatory eagles and scavenging vultures.
There were predatory species that resembled modern-day crocodiles.
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