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   predator

   /ˈprɛdətə/

   noun

   • 1. an animal that naturally preys on others: "wolves are major predators of rodents"
   • 2. a person who ruthlessly exploits others: "a sexual predator"
   • ▪ a company that tries to take over another: "a defensive move to prevent the business falling into the hands of an overseas predator"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in predator (sense 2)): from Latin praedator ‘plunderer’, from praedat- ‘seized as plunder’, from the verb praedari (see predation).

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   What is the difference between predator and prey?

   • Predation is one of the six types of population interactions wherein a member of one organism i.e, the predator eats part or everything of the living, or currently living, body of another organism (the prey). This interaction is advantageous for the predator, but on the other hand, is harmful for the prey (+/- interaction).

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   What is a predatory animal?

   • predator | definition: any animal that lives by preying on other animals | synonyms: predatory animal, creature, beast, brute, fauna, animate being, animal, carnivore ...

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   What does predatory mean?

   • n. 1. An organism that lives by preying on other organisms. 2. A person or group that robs, victimizes, or exploits others for gain. [Latin praedātor, pillager, from praedārī, to plunder; see predatory .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What does Predador mean?

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   What is a predator in a scary movie?

   • The word predator started out referring to insects that ate other insects, but has grown to include any animal that eats another animal. We humans like to think of ourselves as the top of the food chain, but scary movies love to disagree, like in the 1987 movie Predator, where creepy aliens try to kill and eat us.

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     PREDATOR meaning: 1. an animal that hunts, kills, and eats...

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   A predator is an animal that eats other animals — or people or companies who act like they do. Lions are predators, but so are pickpockets and some giant corporations.

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