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PREDATION
predation
(noun) the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
depredation, predation
(noun) an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
predation (countable and uncountable, plural predations)
(zoology) The preying of one animal on others.
(obsolete) The action of attacking or plundering.
Anagrams
• teraponid
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. praedatio, fr. praedari to plunder.]
Definition: The act of pillaging. E. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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