predaceous

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adjective

Surviving by preying on other animals.

Similar
predaciouscarnivorouspredatoryacquisitive
OriginLatin praedor →
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Meanings

adjectivepredaceous (comparative more predaceous, superlative most predaceous)

comparative more predaceous · superlative most predaceous · alternative predacious

  1. Surviving by preying on other animals.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehunting and killing other animals for food

Similar
predaciouscarnivorous

adjectiveliving by or given to victimizing others for personal gain

Similar
predaciouspredatoryacquisitive
Also see
carnivorouspredatory

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpraedor
  2. Englishpredaceous

From Latin praedor + -aceous.

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APA

predaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predaceous

MLA

“predaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predaceous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predaceous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predaceous.

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