Meanings
plural ambush predators
- ethologybiologyA carnivorous animal that prefers to capture or trap prey by stealth or strategy, rather than by speed or strength.
For 10 million years after they arrived in Europe, despite the great numbers of small rodents present, cats showed no sign of prospering, let alone attaining the dominance among ambush predators they have today.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 89Synonyms: sit-and-wait predator
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA carnivorous animal that prefers to capture or trap prey by stealth or strategy, rather than by speed or strength.
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