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Predation

Predation Meaning & Definition
Predation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Predation?

[n] the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
[n] an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

Synonyms | Synonyms for Predation: depredation

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See Also | hunt | hunting | pillage | pillaging | plundering

Predation In Webster's Dictionary

\Pre*da"tion\, n. [L. praedatio, fr. praedari to plunder.] The act of pillaging. --E. Hall.

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