macropredators

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A form of macropredator — A relatively large predator (large enough to be seen with the naked eye)

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of macropredator

    Given the example of sponges, macropredators are capable to consume large amounts of sponge biomass in short time periods and are fast moving animals that do not spend much time at one prey individual.

    2015 July 9, “Prevalence and Mechanisms of Dynamic Chemical Defenses in Tropical Sponges”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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Chicago

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