apex predator
An animal atop the food chain, preying on another animals, and not itself preyed uponAn animal atop the food chain, preying on another animals, and not itself preyed upon.
» Polar bears are the apex predators of the Arctic.
Eisbären sind die Gipfelräuber der Arktis. — Yorwba
Eisbären sind die Spitzenprädatoren der Arktis. — Adelpa
Полярні ведмеді - топ-хижакі Арктики. — deniko
Adelpa · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesAn animal atop the food chain, preying on another animals, and not itself preyed upon.
Spitzenprädator
сверххи́щникsverxxíščnik, вы́сший хи́щникvýsšij xíščnik, суперхи́щникsuperxíščnik
Examples
7 sentencesPolar bears are the apex predators of the Arctic.
Полярні ведмеді - топ-хижакі Арктики. — deniko
deEisbären sind die Gipfelräuber der Arktis. — Yorwba
When it comes to ground warfare, tanks remain the apex predators.
deIm Bodenkrieg stehen Panzer weiterhin an der Spitze der Nahrungskette. — Yorwba
Wolves are apex predators.
Cats are not apex predators.
deKatzen sind keine Spitzenprädatoren. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
In Tasmania, thylacines were the only marsupial apex predators.
Translations
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Origin
From apex + predator.From apex + predator.
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Forms
plural: apex predators| Singular | apex predator |
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