Etymology

predatorial

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Today it means: Predatory. Full definition →

Latin praedatori(us)
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  1. Latin · borrowed frompraedatori(us)
  2. English todaypredatorial

From Latin praedatori(us) + -al, equivalent to predator + -ial.

Words from the same roots

Latinpraedatorius all →

predatorypredatorious

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