- An organism that lives by preying on other organisms.
- One that victimizes, plunders, or destroys, especially for one's own gain.
[Latin praedātor, pillager, from praedārī, to plunder. See predatory.]
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pred·a·tor (prĕd'ə-tər, -tôr') ![]() |
[Latin praedātor, pillager, from praedārī, to plunder. See predatory.]
| Geography Dictionary: predator |
An organism which takes other live organisms as its food and thereby removes the prey individuals from a population.
| Veterinary Dictionary: predator |
An animal that derives its life support by predation.
| Gardener's Dictionary: predator |
As used in horticulture, a “good-guy” insect that preys upon insects that eat plants. Predators include ladybugs and praying mantises.
| Wikipedia: Predator (disambiguation) |
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A predator is an organism that feeds on another organism.
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| Translations: Predator |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - rovdyr, røver
Nederlands (Dutch)
roofdier, iemand die jacht maakt op anderen
Français (French)
n. - prédateur, (Comm) prédateur, attaquant
Deutsch (German)
n. - Raubfisch, Raubtier
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ζωολ., μτφ.) αρπακτικό, άρπαγας
Italiano (Italian)
rapace, pesce rapace, predatore, animale rapace
Português (Portuguese)
n. - predador (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - pez de rapiña, depredador, fiera
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rovdjur äv bildl. om person
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
掠夺者, 食肉动物
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 掠奪者, 食肉動物
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 奪い取る人, 捕食者
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حيوان ضار مفترس,
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - חיית-טרף, טורף, מנצל, עושק
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