un predaceous

pre·da·cious

[pri-dey-shuhs]
adjective
predatory; rapacious.
Also, especially Biology, pre·da·ceous.


Origin:
1705–15; pred(atory) + -acious

pre·da·cious·ness, pre·dac·i·ty [pri-das-i-tee] . especially Biology, pre·da·ceous·ness, noun
un·pre·da·ceous, adjective
un·pre·da·ceous·ly, adverb
un·pre·da·ceous·ness, noun
un·pre·da·cious, adjective
un·pre·da·cious·ly, adverb
un·pre·da·cious·ness, noun
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predacious or predaceous (prɪˈdeɪʃəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  (of animals) habitually hunting and killing other animals for food
2.  preying on others
 
[C18: from Latin praeda plunder; compare predatory]
 
predaceous or predaceous
 
adj
 
[C18: from Latin praeda plunder; compare predatory]
 
pre'daciousness or predaceous
 
n
 
pre'daceousness or predaceous
 
n
 
predacity or predaceous
 
n

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